What is CVE-2026-64068?

CVE-2026-64068 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-64068?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-64068

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix missing locking around retry adding new subreqs Fix netfs_retry_read_subrequests() and netfs_retry_write_stream() to take the appropriate lock when adding ext…

EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068, 6.10, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-64068?: CVE-2026-64068 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-64068?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.