CVE-2025-68371 Affecting kernel-tools package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELTOOLS-14617155
  • published25 Dec 2025
  • disclosed24 Dec 2025

Introduced: 24 Dec 2025

NewCVE-2025-68371  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-tools.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

scsi: smartpqi: Fix device resources accessed after device removal

Correct possible race conditions during device removal.

Previously, a scheduled work item to reset a LUN could still execute after the device was removed, leading to use-after-free and other resource access issues.

This race condition occurs because the abort handler may schedule a LUN reset concurrently with device removal via sdev_destroy(), leading to use-after-free and improper access to freed resources.

  • Check in the device reset handler if the device is still present in the controller's SCSI device list before running; if not, the reset is skipped.

  • Cancel any pending TMF work that has not started in sdev_destroy().

  • Ensure device freeing in sdev_destroy() is done while holding the LUN reset mutex to avoid races with ongoing resets.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1