Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-68349

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4/pNFS: Clear NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT in pnfs_mark_layout_stateid_invalid Fixes a crash when layout is null during this call stack: write_inode -> nfs4_write_inode -> pnfs_layoutcommit_inode pnfs_set_layoutcommit relies on the lseg refcount to keep the layout around. Need to clear NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT otherwise we might attempt to reference a null layout.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.6th 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 fe1cf9469d7bcb6af27e42eb555a41b0135bce4a, 4.10, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68349?
CVE-2025-68349 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-68349?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.