MEDIUM 5.1 Microsoft
CVE-2026-71227
Libkcapi: infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: Libkcapi: infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return
Affected Products
- azl3 libkcapi 1.5.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71227
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71227
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.1 was published on 2026-08-11 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 libkcapi 1.5.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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