Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68184

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU120094

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68184

Published: December 16, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120094
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68184
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the mtk_plane_format_mod_supported() function in drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_plane.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Basesystem Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-docs
kernel-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-source
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-64kb
kernel-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
perf
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-68184

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-106.106, 6.8.0-106.106.1, 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.38, 6.8.0-1047.48, 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1048.53, 6.8.0-1049.49, 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1050.53, 6.8.0-1052.55, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1, 6.17.0-14.14, 6.17.0-1006.7, 6.17.0-1008.8
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-106.106+fips1, 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1049.52, 6.8.0-1049.52.1, 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1050.54, 6.8.0-2040.41
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1051.57, 6.17.0-1008.8
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.1-1045.46, 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1011.11

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