Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68206

Vulnerability identifier: #VU120139

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-2025-68206

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the nft_ct_helper_obj_eval() function in net/netfilter/nft_ct.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_290-default
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
kernel-macros
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-source
kernel-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
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-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-extra-modules
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_290-default - update to 1-8.7.1
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
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-110.110, 6.8.0-110.110.1, 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1037.40, 6.8.0-1050.56, 6.8.0-1051.51, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.17.0-14.14, 6.17.0-1006.7, 6.17.0-1008.8
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1, 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66, 6.8.0-1022.22
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.17.0-1008.8
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-1054.60+fips1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1117.126
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.170-1, 6.12.69-1
cluster-md-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-debuginfo - 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
gfs2-kmp-rt - 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-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-110.110+fips2, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1, 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1052.56
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1049.50, 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1051.54, 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.54.1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2042.43
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1047.48
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1011.11

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b52d89cbbb0dbe3e948d8d9a91e704316dccfe6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90918e3b6404c2a37837b8f11692471b4c512de2

• Resource management error in Linux kernel netfilter
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-xilinx
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15