Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_131_1, kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_137_1
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released official kpatch live patch modules to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided kpatch updates for kernel-4.18.0-372.131.1.el8_6 and reboot their systems to ensure the patch is fully applied. Refer to Red Hat's official update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) for detailed instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-68285) exists in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel live patch module for kernel-4.18.0-372.131.1.el8_6. The flaw is a potential use-after-free in the libceph component function have_mon_and_osd_map(). This issue has been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat. A patch is available via kpatch live patch modules, and a system reboot is required to apply the update.