locking/spinlock/debug: Fix data-race in do_raw_write_lock
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/spinlock/debug: Fix data-race in do_raw_write_lock KCSAN reports: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in do_raw_write_lock / do_raw_write_lock write (marked) to 0xffff800009cf504c of 4 bytes by task 1102 on cpu 1: do_raw_write_lock+0x120/0x204 _raw_write_lock_irq do_exit call_usermodehelper_exec_async ret_from_fork read to 0xffff800009cf504c of 4 bytes by task 1103 on cpu 0: do_raw_write_lock+0x88/0x204 _raw_write_lock_irq do_exit call_usermodehelper_exec_async ret_from_fork value changed: 0xffffffff -> 0x00000001 Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 0 PID: 1103 Comm: kworker/u4:1 6.1.111 Commit 1a365e822372 ("locking/spinlock/debug: Fix various data races") has adressed most of these races, but seems to be not consistent/not complete. >From do_raw_write_lock() only debug_write_lock_after() part has been converted to WRITE_ONCE(), but not debug_write_lock_before() part. Do it now.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.4.209 to before 4.5; 4.9.209 to before 4.10; 4.14.164 to before 4.15; 4.19.95 to before 4.20; 5.4.11 to before 5.5 | 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.5 and later | 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.62, 6.17.12, 6.18.1, 6.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.4.209 to before 4.5; 4.9.209 to before 4.10; 4.14.164 to before 4.15; 4.19.95 to before 4.20; 5.4.11 to before 5.5 Fixed in 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.5 and later Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.62, 6.17.12, 6.18.1, 6.19 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.62, 6.17.12, 6.18.1, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68336
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrvw-g8xf-vhvj
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e5b2cf10844402054b52b489b525dc30cc16908
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c228cb699a07a5f2d596d186bc5c314c99bb8bbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93bd23524d63deb80fb85beb2e43fafeb1043d0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39d2ef113416f1a4205b03fb0aa2e428d1412c77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b163a5e8c703201c905d6ec7920ed79d167e8442
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16b3590c0e1e615757dade098c8fbc0d4f040c76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/396a9270a7b90886be501611b13aa636f2e8c703
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c14ecb555c3ee80eeb030a4e46d00e679537f03a
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68336 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68336 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hrvw-g8xf-vhvj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68336 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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