PT-2025-52893 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
CVE-2025-68357
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Published
2025-11-25
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Updated
2026-08-30
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux Kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to the allocation of a workqueue for asynchronous reads within the iomap subsystem. Specifically, after a certain commit, error completions for reads were deferred, requiring the allocation of a workqueue. This allocation was not consistently performed for asynchronous reads, potentially leading to issues.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Resource Exhaustion
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
Improper Resource Release
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Linux Kernel