Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_121_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_124_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_132_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 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-patch modules to fix the vulnerability CVE-2025-68285. Users should apply the provided kernel live patch updates for their respective architectures and reboot the system to activate the fix. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch and rebooting.
Description
A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-68285 affects the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel live patch module for kernel version 5.14.0-70.121.1.el9_0. The issue is a potential use-after-free flaw in the libceph component's have_mon_and_osd_map() function. This vulnerability has been rated with an important security impact by Red Hat. A patch has been released as a kernel live patch module update to address this flaw. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fix to take effect.