CVE-2026-71227

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.

CVSS v3 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.4 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56985
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67265
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67266
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67267
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71227	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462867	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:smuellerdd:libkcapi::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-05 13:24

Updated : 2026-09-14 10:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-71227

Mitre link : CVE-2026-71227

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-71227

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux
openshift_container_platform
hardened_images

smuellerdd

libkcapi

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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