CVE-2025-68348Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
7.2HIGHOSV
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 24
Latest updateApr 6

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix memory leak in __blkdev_issue_zero_pages Move the fatal signal check before bio_alloc() to prevent a memory leak when BLKDEV_ZERO_KILLABLE is set and a fatal signal is pending. Previously, the bio was allocated before checking for a fatal signal. If a signal was pending, the code would break out of the loop without freeing or chaining the just-allocated bio, causing a memory leak. This matches the pattern already

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.11.06.12.63+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.63-1+1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.17.0-19.19
CVEListV5linux/linuxbf86bcdb40123ee99669ee91b67e023669433a1a453e4b0c84d0db1454ff0adf655d91179e6fca3a+4
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.17.13-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

9
OSV
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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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