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CVE-2025-68366
published 2025-12-24

CVE-2025-68366: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: defer config unlock in nbd_genl_connect There is one use-after-free warning when…

PriorityP421high7.8
EPSS
0.17%
6.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: defer config unlock in nbd_genl_connect There is one use-after-free warning when running NBD_CMD_CONNECT and NBD_CLEAR_SOCK: nbd_genl_connect nbd_alloc_and_init_config // config_refs=1 nbd_start_device // config_refs=2 set NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF open nbd // config_refs=3 recv_work done // config_refs=2 NBD_CLEAR_SOCK // config_refs=1 close nbd // config_refs=0 refcount_inc -> uaf ------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 24 PID: 1014 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0x12e/0x290 nbd_genl_connect+0x16d0/0x1ab0 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x1f3/0x310 genl_rcv_msg+0x44a/0x790 The issue can be easily reproduced by adding a small delay before refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs) in nbd_genl_connect(): mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock); if (!ret) { set_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, &config->runtime_flags); + printk("before sleep\n"); + mdelay(5 * 1000); + printk("after sleep\n"); refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs); nbd_connect_reply(info, nbd->index); }

Affected

48 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < 330d688a5ca53857828081a3cf31b92ad1b0b3ed330d688a5ca53857828081a3cf31b92ad1b0b3ed
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < cd93db1b1b4460e6ee77564024ea461e5940f69ccd93db1b1b4460e6ee77564024ea461e5940f69c
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < ae3e7bc1f4b393ae20e5c85583eb2c6977374716ae3e7bc1f4b393ae20e5c85583eb2c6977374716
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < 2e5e0665a594f076ef2b9439447bae8be293d09d2e5e0665a594f076ef2b9439447bae8be293d09d
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < c9b99c948b4fb014812afe7b5ccf2db121d22e46c9b99c948b4fb014812afe7b5ccf2db121d22e46
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < 9a38306643874566d20f7aba7dff9e6f657b51a99a38306643874566d20f7aba7dff9e6f657b51a9
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < c9e805f6a35d1dd189a9345595a5c20e87611942c9e805f6a35d1dd189a9345595a5c20e87611942
linuxlinux>= e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 < 1649714b930f9ea6233ce0810ba885999da3b5d41649714b930f9ea6233ce0810ba885999da3b5d4
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.249-15.10.249-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.63-16.12.63-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.13-16.17.13-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-173.1835.15.0-173.183
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-19.196.17.0-19.19
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.12.0 < 5.10.2485.10.248
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11.0 < 5.15.1985.15.198
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16.0 < 6.1.1606.1.160
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.136.17.13
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.18.0 < 6.18.26.18.2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2.0 < 6.6.1206.6.120
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.636.12.63
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.117.1-1_on_azure_linux_3.0

CVSS provenance

osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5LOW
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