Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-68351

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix refcount leak in exfat_find Fix refcount leaks in `exfat_find` related to `exfat_get_dentry_set`. Function `exfat_get_dentry_set` would increase the reference counter of `es->bh` on success. Therefore, `exfat_put_dentry_set` must be called after `exfat_get_dentry_set` to ensure refcount consistency. This patch relocate two checks to avoid possible leaks.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 92075758782c5edb4c67d0da9e47586a624c22f7, 6.13.11, 6c627bcc1896ba62ec793d0c00da74f3c93ce3ad
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.14

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68351?
CVE-2025-68351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-68351?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.