CVE-2026-64060

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling Fix netfs_write_begin() to not leak our ref on the request in the event that we get an error from netfs_wait_for_read().

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-401

Published

2026-07-19

Modified

2026-10-21

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-22

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9192f304379187b396d56d6a1a406712c6bfa5a3

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