Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68811

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Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68811

Published: January 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121442
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-2025-68811
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 input validation within the svc_rdma_copy_inline_range() function in net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
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 CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
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-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
kernel (Red Hat package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-68811

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 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, 6.17.0-22.22, 6.17.0-1010.11
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-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-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.17.0-1013.13, 6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1020.20
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.60+fips1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2042.43
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1047.48
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 6.12.0-55.66.1.el10_0
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.69-1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1011.11, 6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1012.12, 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1012.12, 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1014.14

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