CVE-2026-71227: Libkcapi: infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.1)

CVSS Vector

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

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Aug

Released

2026-08-09

EPSS Score

0.11% (percentile: 1.3%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

• 21685-17084

Revision History

• 2026-08-09: Information published.