Answer in brief
CVE-2026-64060 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f <9192f304379187b396d56d6a1a406712c6bfa5a3 || >=4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f <22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb || >=4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f <28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf || >=4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f <5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14 | 9192f304379187b396d56d6a1a406712c6bfa5a3, 22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb, 28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf, 5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 8, 2026
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().
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