CVE-2025-68253
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CVE-2025-68253 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858 alloc_pages_nolock_noprof+0x94/0x120 mm/page_alloc.c:7554 Don't spin in add_stack_record_to_list() when it is called from *_nolock() context.. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858 alloc_pages_nolock_noprof+0x94/0x120 mm/page_alloc.c:7554 Don't spin in add_stack_record_to_list() when it is called from *_nolock() context.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 97769a53f117e2f33864c587d85992ee35194ecf, < 504174133453e3af73e626e328603d7eb5986f34; >= 97769a53f117e2f33864c587d85992ee35194ecf, < c83aab85e18103a6dc066b4939e2c92a02bb1b05 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.15 |
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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