Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-611_9_1 security update
Affects Red Hat kpatch-patch-5_14_0-611_9_1Source 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 3 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 an official patch in the form of a kernel live patch module kpatch-patch-5_14_0-611_9_1 for kernel-5.14.0-611.9.1.el9_7. Applying this update and rebooting the system is required to remediate the vulnerability. Users should follow Red Hat's official guidance on applying the update as detailed in their article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258.
Description
A security update for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel live patch module kpatch-patch-5_14_0-611_9_1 addresses a potential use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel's libceph component. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-68285 and affects kernel-5.14.0-611.9.1.el9_7. The update requires a system reboot to take effect and is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat.