What is CVE-2026-71227?

CVE-2026-71227 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. Libkcapi: infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-71227 cover?

CVE-2026-71227 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-71227. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-71227?

CVE-2026-71227 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.1, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-71227?

CVE-2026-71227 affects 1 product, including: azl3 libkcapi 1.5.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-71227MediumCVSS 5.1

Libkcapi: infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-71227 →

🎯 Affected products1

azl3 libkcapi 1.5.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBCBL-Mariner Releases (Security Update) — fixed build 1.5.1-1

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71227
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade