Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-4_18_0-477_107_1, kpatch-patch-4_18_0-477_120_1, kpatch-patch-4_18_0-477_81_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 updated kpatch live patch modules that fix the use-after-free vulnerability. Users should apply the provided kpatch updates for their respective kernel versions and architectures. A system reboot is required for the update to take effect. Refer to Red Hat's official update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed remediation steps.
Description
A security advisory from Red Hat addresses a potential use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel component libceph, specifically in the function have_mon_and_osd_map(). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-68285 and affects the kernel live patch module for kernel version 4.18.0-477.81.1.el8_8. The issue is rated with moderate severity. Red Hat has released updated kpatch modules to fix this vulnerability. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fix to take effect.