#VU121418 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68769
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121418
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-2025-68769
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 error handling within the f2fs_fill_super() function in fs/f2fs/super.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/01fba45deaddcce0d0b01c411435d1acf6feab7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4560db9678a2c5952b6205fbca468c6805c2ba2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473550e715654ad7612aa490d583cb7c25fe2ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bc246018aaa3b46a7710428d0a2196c229f9d49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c67d96f92eefcfa5596a08f069e77b743c5865