CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-68761

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the HFS filesystem function hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID() calls hfs_bnode_put(node) before using the node pointer, potentially causing a use-after-free. Fixed the order of operations.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could be exploited to access freed memory, potentially leading to system crashes or arbitrary code execution.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that reverses the call order in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID() to prevent use-after-free.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID() This code calls hfs_bnode_put(node) which drops the refcount and then dreferences "node" on the next line. It's only safe to use "node" when we're holding a reference so flip these two lines around.

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