Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package rhcos (opens in a new tab)
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-RHCOS-18565354
- published6 Aug 2026
- disclosed5 Aug 2026
Introduced: 5 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-71227 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:9.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhcos package and not the rhcos package as distributed by RHEL.
A flaw was found in libkcapi. A local attacker can influence an application that uses the Asynchronous Input/Output (AIO) interface. By reusing an AIO-enabled handle after a prior completion error, the _kcapi_aio_read_all() function can enter a non-terminating wait loop. This can lead to a persistent denial of service, making the affected application or thread unresponsive.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71227
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462867
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56985
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67265
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67266
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67267
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69285
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:87712