#VU120093 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68185
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120093
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68185
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the nfs4_setup_readdir() function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40be5b9080114f18b0cea386db415b68a7273c1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504b3fb9948a9e96ebbabdee0d33966a8bab15cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6025f641a0e30afdc5aa62017397b1860ad9f677
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a890a2e339b929dbd843328f9a92a1625404fe63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6cafe71eb3b5579b245ba1bd528a181e77f3df1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eacfd08b26a062f1095b18719715bc82ad35312e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5e570eaab36a110c6ffda32b87c51170990c2d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa4daf7d11e45b72aad5d943a7ab991f869fff79