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CVE-2025-68285VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC

Severity
High

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

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

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