Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-68315

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to detect potential corrupted nid in free_nid_list As reported, on-disk footer.ino and footer.nid is the same and out-of-range, let's add sanity check on f2fs_alloc_nid() to detect any potential corruption in free_nid_list.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-68315: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6.1.175, 6.17.8, 6.6.140

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68315?
CVE-2025-68315 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-68315?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.