Memory Corruption via Uncanceled AIO Requests on Error: libkcapi's one-shot AIO path can return an error before all submitted IOCBs are drained, allowing later kernel writes into caller-owned output buffers.
CVE-2026-71226
CVSS base score
7.3 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-416
Last modified
October 30, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Affected products
redhat hardened images
redhat openshift container platform
smuellerdd libkcapi
redhat enterprise linux
References
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