#VU121373 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68817
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121373
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68817
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the smb2_tree_disconnect() function in fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/063cbbc6f595ea36ad146e1b7d2af820894beb21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a3d01fc6db5129f81edb0ab7cb94fd758bcbea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b39a1833cc4a2755b02603eec3a71a85e9dff926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d092de8a26c952379ded8e6b0bda31d89befac1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64977495e44855f2b28d8ce56107c963a7a50e4