#VU120125 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68231
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120125
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-2025-68231
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the check_element() and poison_element() functions in mm/mempool.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/19de79aaea33ee1ea058c8711b3b2b4a7e4decd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a13b56537e7b0d97f4bb74e8038ce471f9770d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a79e49e1704367b635edad1479db23d7cf1fb71a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea4131665107e66ece90e66bcec1a2f1246cbd41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec33b59542d96830e3c89845ff833cf7b25ef172