Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_17_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_39_1, and
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 5 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 (kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_17_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_39_1, and kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_66_1) that fix the vulnerability. Users should apply these updates as described in the Red Hat advisory and reboot their systems to ensure the patch takes effect.
Description
A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-68285 affects the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel live patch module for kernel version 5.14.0-570.17.1.el9_6. The flaw is a potential use-after-free issue in the libceph component's have_mon_and_osd_map() function. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updated kpatch packages to address this vulnerability. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fix to take effect.