CVE-2025-68169 — Deadlock in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vectorEPSS
0.0%
top 89.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 16
Latest updateFeb 24
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netpoll: Fix deadlock in memory allocation under spinlock
Fix a AA deadlock in refill_skbs() where memory allocation while holding
skb_pool->lock can trigger a recursive lock acquisition attempt.
The deadlock scenario occurs when the system is under severe memory
pressure:
1. refill_skbs() acquires skb_pool->lock (spinlock)
2. alloc_skb() is called while holding the lock
3. Memory allocator fails and calls slab_out_of_memory…
Affected Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux248f6571fd4c51531f7f8f07f186f7ae98a50afc — 06742a3ab884d7428c9050b205ffcf6a8a548397+2
🔴Vulnerability Details
8📋Vendor Advisories
6Red Hat
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