CVE-2026-64060

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-19. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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().

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 19, 2026

Last Modified

September 2, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14
generic

netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf
generic

netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-64060(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1) @ noble2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-26.04 (7.0.0-2016.16) @ resolute2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-7.0 (7.0.0-1008.8) @ resolute2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-7.0 (7.0.0-1009.9) @ resolute2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-7.0 (7.0.0-1015.15) @ resolute2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1) @ noble2026-09-18ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (350 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (174 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (141 versions)7.0.12-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(6)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 116 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-18 04:15 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 04:15 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-18 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-16 12:57 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 12:57 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-16 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-13 22:56 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-13 22:56 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-13 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-12 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-12 19:38 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-12 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-11 18:45 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-11 18:45 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-11 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-07 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-07 23:17 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-07 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-06 12:51 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-06 12:51 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-06 12:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-05 09:55 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-05 09:55 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-05 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-02 21:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
  11. 2026-09-02 21:21 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-02 21:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-02 21:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  14. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-30 02:50 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-30 02:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-26 02:36 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-26 02:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-23 04:21 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-08-23 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-20 06:06 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-20 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-17 07:51 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-17 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-14 09:37 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-14 09:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-11 11:23 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-11 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-08 13:08 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-08 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-05 14:54 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-05 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-02 13:41 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-02 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-07-30 15:27 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-07-30 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  67. 2026-07-29 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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  72. 2026-07-26 10:54 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-07-26 10:54 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-07-26 10:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-64060?
CVE-2026-64060 is a medium vulnerability published on July 19, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix leak of request in netfswritebegin() error handling Fix netfswritebegin() to not leak our ref on the request in the event that we get an error from netfswaitfor_read().
When was CVE-2026-64060 disclosed?
CVE-2026-64060 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2026, with the most recent update on September 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-64060 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-64060 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-64060?
CVE-2026-64060 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-64060?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-64060, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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