Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68366

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU120408

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68366

Published: December 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120408
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68366
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the nbd_genl_connect() function in drivers/block/nbd.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

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 Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_293-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-syms
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-man
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-modules
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-core
bpftool
kernel-debug-devel
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-source-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-devel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-extra-modules
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (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-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-68366

Install update from vendor's repository.

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_293-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-305.194.1.el8_4, 4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6, 4.18.0-477.147.1.el8_8, 5.14.0-284.176.1.el9_2, 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4, 6.12.0-211.20.1.el10_2
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.132.1.rt7.473.el8_10, 5.14.0-284.176.1.rt14.461.el9_2
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.132.1.0.1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.100, 5.15.0-173.183+fips1, 5.15.0.1103.93, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1, 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1, 6.8.0-110.110+fips2, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1, 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.146, 5.15.0.173.161, 5.15.0-173.183, 5.15.0-1055.55, 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1067.70, 5.15.0-1067.71, 5.15.0.1086.85, 5.15.0-1086.94, 5.15.0.1095.91, 5.15.0-1095.100, 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0.1097.100, 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1098.98, 5.15.0-1098.99, 5.15.0-1098.104, 5.15.0.1100.96, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0.1103.106, 5.15.0-1103.110, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1, 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, 6.17.0-19.19, 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2, 6.17.0-1009.9, 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1099.98, 5.15.0-1099.105, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1044.44, 5.15.0.1044.46
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.96, 5.15.0.1094.98
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.95, 5.15.0-1097.100, 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1102.106, 5.15.0-1102.111, 6.8.1-1047.48
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.94, 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1, 6.8.0-1054.60+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.107, 5.15.0-1109.118, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.17.0-1010.10, 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.162-1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
perf-debuginfo - 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-debuginfo - 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-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 - 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-devel - 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
bpftool - 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
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
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-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1022.22
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-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1008.9, 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1017.17

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