CVE-2026-64060
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netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling
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().
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
July 19, 2026
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-64060
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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().
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/64xxx/CVE-2026-64060.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64060