CVE-2026-71227
MEDIUM
NVD
CVSS Score
5.1
Severity
MEDIUM
Published
Aug 05, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
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.