Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-68218
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-multipath: fix lockdep WARN due to partition scan work Blktests test cases nvme/014, 057 and 058 fail occasionally due to a lockdep WARN. As reported in the Closes tag URL, the WARN indicates that a deadlock can happen due to the dependency among disk->open_mutex, kblockd workqueue completion and partition_scan_work completion. To avoid the lockdep WARN and the potential deadlock, cut the dependency by running the partition_scan_work not by kblockd workqueue but by nvme_wq.
EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 6.17.10, 6.11.9, 6.1.118
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-68218?
- CVE-2025-68218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-68218?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.