Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation
Der Kernel stellt den Kern des Linux Betriebssystems dar.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-64600 is a kernel vulnerability affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants, involving a bug in the XFS filesystem that can cause data corruption when using reflink operations. The issue is categorized under CWE-362 (race condition). Red Hat has released a bug fix advisory (RHBA-2026:39332) providing updated kernel packages that resolve this problem. The update requires a system reboot to take effect. No CVSS score is provided for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to data corruption in the XFS filesystem when reflink is used, potentially affecting system stability and data integrity on affected systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related distributions. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the kernel update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHBA-2026:39332 and reboot their systems to ensure the fix is applied. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation
Description
Der Kernel stellt den Kern des Linux Betriebssystems dar.
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-64600 is a kernel vulnerability affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants, involving a bug in the XFS filesystem that can cause data corruption when using reflink operations. The issue is categorized under CWE-362 (race condition). Red Hat has released a bug fix advisory (RHBA-2026:39332) providing updated kernel packages that resolve this problem. The update requires a system reboot to take effect. No CVSS score is provided for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to data corruption in the XFS filesystem when reflink is used, potentially affecting system stability and data integrity on affected systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related distributions. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated kernel packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the kernel update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHBA-2026:39332 and reboot their systems to ensure the fix is applied. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHBA-2026:39332
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a6150ef9c2644c7f8da2e17
Added to database: 07/22/2026, 23:23:27 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 17:09:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:32 UTC
Views: 130
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