CVE-2025-68329Improper Update of Reference Count in Linux

Severity
7.2HIGHOSV
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 22
Latest updateApr 6

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix WARN_ON in tracing_buffers_mmap_close for split VMAs When a VMA is split (e.g., by partial munmap or MAP_FIXED), the kernel calls vm_ops->close on each portion. For trace buffer mappings, this results in ring_buffer_unmap() being called multiple times while ring_buffer_map() was only called once. This causes ring_buffer_unmap() to return -ENODEV on subsequent calls because user_mapped is already 0, triggering a W

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.10.06.12.61+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.63-1+1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.17.0-19.19
CVEListV5linux/linuxcf9f0f7c4c5bb45e7bb270e48bab6f7837825a64922fdd0b755a84f9933b3ca195f60092b6bb88ee+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.17.11-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

9
OSV
linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities2026-04-06
OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities2026-04-01
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.17 vulnerabilities2026-03-25
OSV
linux-realtime-6.17 vulnerabilities2026-03-23
OSV
linux-gcp-6.17, linux-realtime vulnerabilities2026-03-17

📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2026-04-06
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2026-04-01
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-03-25
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities2026-03-23
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2026-03-17

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
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