{"id":"CVE-2026-64060","title":"netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling\n\nFix netfs_write_begin() to not leak our ref on the request in the event\nthat we get an error from netf…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 9192f304379187b396d56d6a1a406712c6bfa5a3","Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb","Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf","Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14","Linux 5.18"],"published":"2026-07-19","updated":"2026-10-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-21T12:42:59.144Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64060","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9192f304379187b396d56d6a1a406712c6bfa5a3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0016,"epssPercentile":0.04764,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T12:48:53.611Z","slug":"CVE-2026-64060","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling\n\nFix netfs_write_begin() to not leak our ref on the request in the event\nthat we get an error from netfs_wait_for_read().\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 9192f304379187b396d56d6a1a406712c6bfa5a3`\n- `Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 22ae28aae43623be235ff455558cdd13fbe2daeb`\n- `Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 28686d6d8b60dc5bbae9ef6023ab2051d6c66cdf`\n- `Linux >= 4090b31422a6f24dfe701e31ffec7ba5804a7e2f < 5046a34f0643441f05b0253ea64e1a3af87efe14`\n- `Linux 5.18`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}