CVE-2025-68247
Unknown
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-timers: Plug potential memory leak in do_timer_create() When posix timer creation is set to allocate a given timer ID and the access to the user space value faults, the function terminates without freeing the already allocated posix timer structure. Move the allocation after the user space access to cure that. [ tglx: Massaged change log ]
SeverityUnknown
CVSS—
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux
PublishedDec 16, 2025
First seenDec 16, 2025
How to fix
Update
- Linux Linuxf417f44524e7fc098e787c718d838b32723c0b2d, e0fd4d42e27f761e9cc82801b3f183e658dc749d or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | ec2d0c04624b3c8a7eb1682e006717fa20cfbe24 ≤ v < f417f44524e7fc098e787c718d838b32723c0b2d, ec2d0c04624b3c8a7eb1682e006717fa20cfbe24 ≤ v < e0fd4d42e27f761e9cc82801b3f183e658dc749d, 6.15 | f417f44524e7fc098e787c718d838b32723c0b2d, e0fd4d42e27f761e9cc82801b3f183e658dc749d |
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