CVE-2025-68226

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-16. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker()

The previous commit bdb596ceb4b7 ("smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2_close_cached_fid()") was an incomplete backport and missed one kref_put() call in cfids_invalidation_worker() that should have been converted to close_cached_dir().

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 16, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abd29b6e17a918fdd68352ce4813e167acc8727e

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-68226(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.17.10osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.17.9-1 (81 versions)6.17.10-1

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-68226?
CVE-2025-68226 is a high vulnerability published on December 16, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfidsinvalidationworker() The previous commit bdb596ceb4b7 ("smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2closecached_fid()") was an incomplete backport and missed one krefput() call in…
When was CVE-2025-68226 disclosed?
CVE-2025-68226 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 16, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-68226 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-68226 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68226?
CVE-2025-68226 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-68226?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-68226, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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