#VU120096 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68173
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120096
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-2025-68173
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 ftrace_module_enable() function in kernel/trace/ftrace.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/4099b98203d6b33d990586542fa5beee408032a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40c8ee40e48a2c82c762539952ed8fc0571db5bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3c96010ade29bb340a5bdce8675f50c7f59001
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1dd0abd741a8111260676da729825d6c1461a71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e81e6d6d99b16dae11adbeda5c996317942a940c