#VU120006 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68295
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120006
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68295
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within the cifs_construct_tcon() function in fs/smb/client/connect.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/3184b6a5a24ec9ee74087b2a550476f386df7dc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd546e867e94c2f954bca45a961b6104ba708b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67e91d5f446e455dd9201cdd6e865f7078d251d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d146e96fef876492979658dce644305de35878d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15288c137d960836277d0e3ecc62de68e52f00f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f62ffdfb431bdfa4b6d24233b7fd830eca0b801e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8f9bd1c46ee02d5558293915d42e82646d5ee9