What is CVE-2025-68296?

CVE-2025-68296 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. drm, fbcon, vga_switcheroo: Avoid race condition in fbcon setup

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2025-68296 cover?

CVE-2025-68296 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2025-68296. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2025-68296?

CVE-2025-68296 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-68296?

CVE-2025-68296 affects 11 products, including: azl3 kernel 6.6.117.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kernel 6.6.119.3-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kernel 6.6.119.3-3 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kernel 6.6.121.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; and others — see the full list on the advisory page.

CVE-2025-68296MediumCVSS 5.5

drm, fbcon, vga_switcheroo: Avoid race condition in fbcon setup

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

December 18, 2025

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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🎯 Affected products11

azl3 kernel 6.6.117.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.119.3-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.119.3-3 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.121.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.130.1-3 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.134.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.137.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.138.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.139.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.141.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBCBL-Mariner Releases (Security Update) — fixed build 6.6.143.1-1

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-68296
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade