CVE-2025-68300 json
fs/namespace: fix reference leak in grab_requested_mnt_ns
published 2025-12-16 10 mo ago modified 2026-10-14 26 d ago also EUVD-2025-203780
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/namespace: fix reference leak in grab_requested_mnt_ns
lookup_mnt_ns() already takes a reference on mnt_ns. grab_requested_mnt_ns() doesn't need to take an extra reference.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 6.12.61, 6.17.11
- linux Debian 14 6.17.11-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68300
- linux Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-19.19
- linux-aws Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1009.9
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1009.9
- linux-azure Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1010.10
- linux-raspi Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1010.10
- linux-riscv Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-19.19.1
- linux-oracle Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1009.9
- linux-aws-6.17 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68300
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-68300 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: fs/namespace: fix reference leak in grab_requested_mnt_ns
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 moreaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-68300
- NVD CVE-2025-68300
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