#VU120082 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68244
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120082
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-2025-68244
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 i915_vma_pin_ww() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.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/20d94a6117b752fd10a78cefdc1cf2c16706048b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dec22bde207a36f1b8a4b80564cbbe13996a7cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e73066e3323add260e46eb51f79383d87950281
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84bbe327a5cbb060f3321c9d9d4d53936fc1ef9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858a50127be714f55c3bcb25621028d4a323d77e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e988634d7aae7214818b9c86cd7ef9e78c84b02d