CVE-2025-68241Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHOSV
OSV3.2
No vector
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 16
Latest updateApr 13

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: route: Prevent rt_bind_exception() from rebinding stale fnhe The sit driver's packet transmission path calls: sit_tunnel_xmit() -> update_or_create_fnhe(), which lead to fnhe_remove_oldest() being called to delete entries exceeding FNHE_RECLAIM_DEPTH+random. The race window is between fnhe_remove_oldest() selecting fnheX for deletion and the subsequent kfree_rcu(). During this time, the concurrent path's __mkroute_outpu

Affected Packages6 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.5.05.10.247+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.247-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-173.183+2
CVEListV5linux/linuxe46e23c289f62ccd8e2230d9ce652072d777ff3069d35c12168f9c59b159ae566f77dfad9f96d7ca+14
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)

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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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