VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-71227

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-05
Last modified2026-10-22
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in libkcapi. A local attacker can influence an application that uses the Asynchronous Input/Output (AIO) interface. By reusing an AIO-enabled handle after a prior completion error, the _kcapi_aio_read_all() function can enter a non-terminating wait loop. This can lead to a persistent denial of service, making the affected application or thread unresponsive.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-835

Primary references