CVE-2025-68366
nbd: defer config unlock in nbd_genl_connect
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: defer config unlock in nbd_genl_connect There is one use-after-free warning when running NBD_CMD_CONNECT and
NBD_CLEAR_SOCK: nbd_genl_connect nbd_alloc_and_init_config // config_refs=1 nbd_start_device // config_refs=2 set NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF open nbd // config_refs=3 recv_work done // config_refs=2 NBD_CLEAR_SOCK // config_refs=1 close nbd // config_refs=0 refcount_inc -> uaf ------------[ cut here ]------------
refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 24 PID: 1014 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0x12e/0x290 nbd_genl_connect+0x16d0/0x1ab0 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x1f3/0x310 genl_rcv_msg+0x44a/0x790 The issue can be easily reproduced by adding a small delay before
refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs) in nbd_genl_connect(): mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock); if (!ret) { set_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, &config->runtime_flags);
+ printk("before sleep
");
+ mdelay(5 * 1000);
+ printk("after sleep
"); refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs); nbd_connect_reply(info, nbd->index); }
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: defer config unlock in nbd_genl_connect There is one use-after-free warning when running NBD_CMD_CONNECT and NBD_CLEAR_SOCK: nbd_genl_connect nbd_alloc_and_init_config // config_refs=1 nbd_start_device // config_refs=2 set NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF open nbd // config_refs=3 recv_work done // config_refs=2 NBD_CLEAR_SOCK // config_refs=1 close nbd // config_refs=0 refcount_inc -> uaf ------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 24 PID: 1014 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0x12e/0x290 nbd_genl_connect+0x16d0/0x1ab0 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x1f3/0x310 genl_rcv_msg+0x44a/0x790 The issue can be easily reproduced by adding a small delay before refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs) in nbd_genl_connect(): mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock); if (!ret) { set_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, &config->runtime_flags); + printk("before sleep
"); + mdelay(5 * 1000); + printk("after sleep
"); refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs); nbd_connect_reply(info, nbd->index); }
These are all security issues fixed in the kernel-devel-6.18.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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Timeline
- 2025-12-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-12-24 CVE Published
- 2026-01-11 CVE Updated
- 2026-01-12 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
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References (7)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e46c7287b1c27683a8e30ca825fb98e2b97f1099 | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.12 < 6.1.160 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.12 < 6.1.160" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.12 < 6.6.120 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.12 < 6.6.120" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.12 < 6.12.63 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.12 < 6.12.63" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.12 < 6.17.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.12 < 6.17.13" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.12 < 6.18.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.12 < 6.18.2" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.12 < 6.19-rc1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.12 < 6.19-rc1" | en |
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