CVE-2025-68246

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-16. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

ksmbd: close accepted socket when per-IP limit rejects connection

When the per-IP connection limit is exceeded in ksmbd_kthread_fn(), the code sets ret = -EAGAIN and continues the accept loop without closing the just-accepted socket. That leaks one socket per rejected attempt from a single IP and enables a trivial remote DoS.

Release client_sk before continuing.

This bug was found with ZeroPath.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 16, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jul 31, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ksmbd: close accepted socket when per-IP limit rejects connection - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a5fd31cbf72d46bf18e50b3ab0ce86d5f319a9
generic

ksmbd: close accepted socket when per-IP limit rejects connection - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a3c7154d5fc05956a8ad9e72ecf49e21555bfca
generic

ksmbd: close accepted socket when per-IP limit rejects connection - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5746b2a0f5eb3d79667b3c51fe849bd62464220e
generic

ksmbd: close accepted socket when per-IP limit rejects connection - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4587a7826be1ae0190dba10ff70b46bb0e3bc7d3
generic

ksmbd: close accepted socket when per-IP limit rejects connection - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35521b5a7e8a184548125f4530552101236dcda1

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-68246(1)

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

Patch Availability(16)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-14.14) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1007.7) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1007.7) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1051.57) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-106.106) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1029.30) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.55+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.17 (6.17.0-1011.11) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.17 (6.17.0-1008.8) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.58+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2040.41) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.1.159—osv

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

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.158-1~deb11u1 (13 versions)6.1.159-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (45 versions)6.1.159-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 (8 versions)6.12.63-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.17.8-1~bpo13+1 (80 versions)6.17.9-1—

All Vendor Advisories

(15)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 186 total refreshes for this CVE.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-68246?
CVE-2025-68246 is a high vulnerability published on December 16, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: close accepted socket when per-IP limit rejects connection When the per-IP connection limit is exceeded in ksmbdkthreadfn(), the code sets ret = -EAGAIN and continues the accept loop without closing the just-accepted socket.…
When was CVE-2025-68246 disclosed?
CVE-2025-68246 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-2025-68246 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-68246 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 64.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68246?
CVE-2025-68246 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.5 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-68246?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-68246, 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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