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CVE-2025-68240— nilfs2: avoid having an active sc_timer before freeing sci

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Affected
Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于nilfs2未正确关闭sc_timer，可能导致活动定时器释放。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.18% · P8

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 3f66cc261ccb54a8e4d8d5aa51c389c19453b00c< 36049e81dc7f077e0e24d5b9688a7458beacef8f affected
3f66cc261ccb54a8e4d8d5aa51c389c19453b00c< 2f65799e2a736d556d306440c4e1e8906736117a affected
3f66cc261ccb54a8e4d8d5aa51c389c19453b00c< 9a6b60cb147d53968753a34805211d2e5e08c027 affected
6.12 affected
< 6.12 unaffected
6.12.59≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.17.9≤ 6.17.* unaffected
6.18≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-68240

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Vulnerability Title
nilfs2: avoid having an active sc_timer before freeing sci
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: avoid having an active sc_timer before freeing sci Because kthread_stop did not stop sc_task properly and returned -EINTR, the sc_timer was not properly closed, ultimately causing the problem [1] reported by syzbot when freeing sci due to the sc_timer not being closed. Because the thread sc_task main function nilfs_segctor_thread() returns 0 when it succeeds, when the return value of kthread_stop() is not 0 in nilfs_segctor_destroy(), we believe that it has not properly closed sc_timer. We use timer_shutdown_sync() to sync wait for sc_timer to shutdown, and set the value of sc_task to NULL under the protection of lock sc_state_lock, so as to avoid the issue caused by sc_timer not being properly shutdowned. [1] ODEBUG: free active (active state 0) object: 00000000dacb411a object type: timer_list hint: nilfs_construction_timeout Call trace: nilfs_segctor_destroy fs/nilfs2/segment.c:2811 [inline] nilfs_detach_log_writer+0x668/0x8cc fs/nilfs2/segment.c:2877 nilfs_put_super+0x4c/0x12c fs/nilfs2/super.c:509
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于nilfs2未正确关闭sc_timer，可能导致活动定时器释放。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 3f66cc261ccb54a8e4d8d5aa51c389c19453b00c ~ 36049e81dc7f077e0e24d5b9688a7458beacef8f -
Linux Linux 6.12 -

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Other References for CVE-2025-68240 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-12-16 · 156 CVEs total

CVE-2025-68285 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map()
CVE-2025-40350 9.8 CRITICAL net/mlx5e: RX, Fix generating skb from non-linear xdp_buff for striding RQ
CVE-2025-68263 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: ipc: fix use-after-free in ipc_msg_send_request
CVE-2025-68192 9.8 CRITICAL net: usb: qmi_wwan: initialize MAC header offset in qmimux_rx_fixup
CVE-2025-68301 9.8 CRITICAL net: atlantic: fix fragment overflow handling in RX path
CVE-2025-68284 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds writes in handle_auth_session_key()
CVE-2025-68315 9.8 CRITICAL f2fs: fix to detect potential corrupted nid in free_nid_list
CVE-2025-68255 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8723bs: fix stack buffer overflow in OnAssocReq IE parsing
CVE-2025-68226 8.8 HIGH smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker()
CVE-2025-68256 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser
CVE-2025-68314 8.8 HIGH drm/msm: make sure last_fence is always updated
CVE-2025-40362 8.8 HIGH ceph: fix multifs mds auth caps issue
CVE-2025-68304 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_core: lookup hci_conn on RX path on protocol side
CVE-2025-68250 8.2 HIGH hung_task: fix warnings caused by unaligned lock pointers
CVE-2025-68181 7.8 HIGH drm/radeon: Remove calls to drm_put_dev()
CVE-2025-68179 7.8 HIGH s390: Disable ARCH_WANT_OPTIMIZE_HUGETLB_VMEMMAP
CVE-2025-68175 7.8 HIGH media: nxp: imx8-isi: Fix streaming cleanup on release
CVE-2025-68207 7.8 HIGH drm/xe/guc: Synchronize Dead CT worker with unbind
CVE-2025-68265 7.8 HIGH nvme: fix admin request_queue lifetime
CVE-2025-68208 7.8 HIGH bpf: account for current allocated stack depth in widen_imprecise_scalars()

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