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CVE-2025-68351

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredDec 24, 2025UpdatedFeb 26, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix refcount leak in exfat_find Fix refcount leaks in exfat_find related to exfat_get_dentry_set. Function exfat_get_dentry_set would increase the reference counter of es->bh on success. Therefore, exfat_put_dentry_set must be called after exfat_get_dentry_set to ensure refcount consistency. This patch relocate two checks to avoid possible leaks.

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.17%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
11
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 21, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.16% → 0.17% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
12 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Dec 24, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Feb 26, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8177-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8177-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8183-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8245-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8257-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8289-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
May 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-1: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
May 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
May 26, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities