CVE-2025-68253Infinite Loop in Linux

CWE-835Infinite Loop16 documents7 sources
Severity
4.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 16
Latest updateFeb 24

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: don't spin in add_stack_record when gfp flags don't allow syzbot was able to find the following path: add_stack_record_to_list mm/page_owner.c:182 [inline] inc_stack_record_count mm/page_owner.c:214 [inline] __set_page_owner+0x2c3/0x4a0 mm/page_owner.c:333 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline] post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline] get_page_from_freelist

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.15.06.17.6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.17.6-1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.17.0-14.14
CVEListV5linux/linux97769a53f117e2f33864c587d85992ee35194ecf504174133453e3af73e626e328603d7eb5986f34+2
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities2026-02-24
OSV
linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities2026-02-17
OSV
linux-aws, linux-oracle vulnerabilities2026-02-17
OSV
linux-gcp vulnerabilities2026-02-12
OSV
linux, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities2026-02-12

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-02-24
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2026-02-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities2026-02-12
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2026-02-12
Red Hat
kernel: mm: don't spin in add_stack_record when gfp flags don't allow2025-12-16

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
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