Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
The Linux kernel's ceph filesystem client is affected from version 5.1 until fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, or later stable releases. A busy loop in cap reclaim can consume CPU without making progress. The source gives no details on attacker requirements. Upgrade to a fixed kernel version.
Not analysed yet
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CNA (Linux) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0067, the 52nd percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
Sources
References from the CNA
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2f6daf8e99e15d636b1706bb4efd9a856195324
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2e9824e5e7dba406005ff779a107f773175a76
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a541eb401acb89d791da41189d7a79220164b93
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d6edb2f03b29399a3a337fae78674de51e1695
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d122b2feb1dd76bb5041bdea5e1e1b007d8d415
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d7aa7b730178278109c41fa1b17b06873065d5