#VU120143 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68171
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120143
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-2025-68171
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the fpu__clear_user_states() function in arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.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/1811c610653c0cd21cc9add14595b7cffaeca511
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/388eff894d6bc5f921e9bfff0e4b0ab2684a96e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f735419c4b43cde42e6d408db39137b82474e31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b2619b488f1d08b960c43c6468dd0759e8b3035
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eefbfb722042fc9210d2e0ac2b063fd1abf51895