#VU121314 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68767
Published: January 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121314
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68767
CWE-ID: CWE-269
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 read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the hfsplus_get_perms() and hfsplus_cat_read_inode() functions in fs/hfsplus/inode.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/001f44982587ad462b3002ee40c75e8df67d597d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/005d4b0d33f6b4a23d382b7930f7a96b95b01f39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ec9af3cc430683c97f76027e1c55ac6fd25c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f114bffa36ce56d0e1f60a0a44fc09baaefc79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edfb2e602b5ba5ca6bf31cbac20b366efb72b156