CVE-2025-68823
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68823
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-68823.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-68823
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-01-13T15:29:25.392Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-12T20:10:18.150474Z
- Summary
- ublk: fix deadlock when reading partition table
- Details
-
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ublk: fix deadlock when reading partition table
When one process(such as udev) opens ublk block device (e.g., to read the partition table via bdev_open()), a deadlock[1] can occur:
- bdevopen() grabs disk->openmutex
- The process issues read I/O to ublk backend to read partition table
- In _ublkcompleterq(), blkupdaterequest() or blkmqendrequest() runs bio->biendio() callbacks
- If this triggers fput() on file descriptor of ublk block device, the work may be deferred to current task's task work (see fput() implementation)
- This eventually calls blkdev_release() from the same context
- blkdevrelease() tries to grab disk->openmutex again
- Deadlock: same task waiting for a mutex it already holds
The fix is to run blkupdaterequest() and blkmqendrequest() with bottom halves disabled. This forces blkdevrelease() to run in kernel work-queue context instead of current task work context, and allows ublk server to make forward progress, and avoids the deadlock.
[axboe: rewrite comment in ublk]
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68823.json" }- References
-
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0460e09a614291f06c008443f47393c37b7358e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c0b7e2293757e8320f13434cd809f1c9257a62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bcc47343ee0ef346aa7b2b460c8ff56bd882fe7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c258f5c4502c9667bccf5d76fa731ab9c96687c1
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68823.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68823
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced71f28f3136aff5890cd56de78abc673f8393cad9Fixed64c0b7e2293757e8320f13434cd809f1c9257a62Fixed9bcc47343ee0ef346aa7b2b460c8ff56bd882fe7Fixed0460e09a614291f06c008443f47393c37b7358e7Fixedc258f5c4502c9667bccf5d76fa731ab9c96687c1
Affected versions
v5.*
v5.19
v5.19-rc5
v5.19-rc6
v5.19-rc7
v5.19-rc8
v6.*
v6.0
v6.0-rc1
v6.0-rc2
v6.0-rc3
v6.0-rc4
v6.0-rc5
v6.0-rc6
v6.0-rc7
v6.1
v6.1-rc1
v6.1-rc2
v6.1-rc3
v6.1-rc4
v6.1-rc5
v6.1-rc6
v6.1-rc7
v6.1-rc8
v6.10
v6.10-rc1
v6.10-rc2
v6.10-rc3
v6.10-rc4
v6.10-rc5
v6.10-rc6
v6.10-rc7
v6.11
v6.11-rc1
v6.11-rc2
v6.11-rc3
v6.11-rc4
v6.11-rc5
v6.11-rc6
v6.11-rc7
v6.12
v6.12-rc1
v6.12-rc2
v6.12-rc3
v6.12-rc4
v6.12-rc5
v6.12-rc6
v6.12-rc7
v6.12.1
v6.12.10
v6.12.11
v6.12.12
v6.12.13
v6.12.14
v6.12.15
v6.12.16
v6.12.17
v6.12.18
v6.12.19
v6.12.2
v6.12.20
v6.12.21
v6.12.22
v6.12.23
v6.12.24
v6.12.25
v6.12.26
v6.12.27
v6.12.28
v6.12.29
v6.12.3
v6.12.30
v6.12.31
v6.12.32
v6.12.33
v6.12.34
v6.12.35
v6.12.36
v6.12.37
v6.12.38
v6.12.39
v6.12.4
v6.12.40
v6.12.41
v6.12.42
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v6.12.45
v6.12.46
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v6.12.48
v6.12.49
v6.12.5
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v6.12.55
v6.12.56
v6.12.57
v6.12.58
v6.12.59
v6.12.6
v6.12.60
v6.12.61
v6.12.62
v6.12.63
v6.12.64
v6.12.65
v6.12.66
v6.12.67
v6.12.68
v6.12.69
v6.12.7
v6.12.8
v6.12.9
v6.13
v6.13-rc1
v6.13-rc2
v6.13-rc3
v6.13-rc4
v6.13-rc5
v6.13-rc6
v6.13-rc7
v6.14
v6.14-rc1
v6.14-rc2
v6.14-rc3
v6.14-rc4
v6.14-rc5
v6.14-rc6
v6.14-rc7
v6.15
v6.15-rc1
v6.15-rc2
v6.15-rc3
v6.15-rc4
v6.15-rc5
v6.15-rc6
v6.15-rc7
v6.16
v6.16-rc1
v6.16-rc2
v6.16-rc3
v6.16-rc4
v6.16-rc5
v6.16-rc6
v6.16-rc7
v6.17
v6.17-rc1
v6.17-rc2
v6.17-rc3
v6.17-rc4
v6.17-rc5
v6.17-rc6
v6.17-rc7
v6.18
v6.18-rc1
v6.18-rc2
v6.18-rc3
v6.18-rc4
v6.18-rc5
v6.18-rc6
v6.18-rc7
v6.18.1
v6.18.2
v6.2
v6.2-rc1
v6.2-rc2
v6.2-rc3
v6.2-rc4
v6.2-rc5
v6.2-rc6
v6.2-rc7
v6.2-rc8
v6.3
v6.3-rc1
v6.3-rc2
v6.3-rc3
v6.3-rc4
v6.3-rc5
v6.3-rc6
v6.3-rc7
v6.4
v6.4-rc1
v6.4-rc2
v6.4-rc3
v6.4-rc4
v6.4-rc5
v6.4-rc6
v6.4-rc7
v6.5
v6.5-rc1
v6.5-rc2
v6.5-rc3
v6.5-rc4
v6.5-rc5
v6.5-rc6
v6.5-rc7
v6.6
v6.6-rc1
v6.6-rc2
v6.6-rc3
v6.6-rc4
v6.6-rc5
v6.6-rc6
v6.6-rc7
v6.6.1
v6.6.10
v6.6.100
v6.6.101
v6.6.102
v6.6.103
v6.6.104
v6.6.105
v6.6.106
v6.6.107
v6.6.108
v6.6.109
v6.6.11
v6.6.110
v6.6.111
v6.6.112
v6.6.113
v6.6.114
v6.6.115
v6.6.116
v6.6.117
v6.6.118
v6.6.119
v6.6.12
v6.6.120
v6.6.121
v6.6.122
v6.6.123
v6.6.13
v6.6.14
v6.6.15
v6.6.16
v6.6.17
v6.6.18
v6.6.19
v6.6.2
v6.6.20
v6.6.21
v6.6.22
v6.6.23
v6.6.24
v6.6.25
v6.6.26
v6.6.27
v6.6.28
v6.6.29
v6.6.3
v6.6.30
v6.6.31
v6.6.32
v6.6.33
v6.6.34
v6.6.35
v6.6.36
v6.6.37
v6.6.38
v6.6.39
v6.6.4
v6.6.40
v6.6.41
v6.6.42
v6.6.43
v6.6.44
v6.6.45
v6.6.46
v6.6.47
v6.6.48
v6.6.49
v6.6.5
v6.6.50
v6.6.51
v6.6.52
v6.6.53
v6.6.54
v6.6.55
v6.6.56
v6.6.57
v6.6.58
v6.6.59
v6.6.6
v6.6.60
v6.6.61
v6.6.62
v6.6.63
v6.6.64
v6.6.65
v6.6.66
v6.6.67
v6.6.68
v6.6.69
v6.6.7
v6.6.70
v6.6.71
v6.6.72
v6.6.73
v6.6.74
v6.6.75
v6.6.76
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v6.6.78
v6.6.79
v6.6.8
v6.6.80
v6.6.81
v6.6.82
v6.6.83
v6.6.84
v6.6.85
v6.6.86
v6.6.87
v6.6.88
v6.6.89
v6.6.9
v6.6.90
v6.6.91
v6.6.92
v6.6.93
v6.6.94
v6.6.95
v6.6.96
v6.6.97
v6.6.98
v6.6.99
v6.7
v6.7-rc1
v6.7-rc2
v6.7-rc3
v6.7-rc4
v6.7-rc5
v6.7-rc6
v6.7-rc7
v6.7-rc8
v6.8
v6.8-rc1
v6.8-rc2
v6.8-rc3
v6.8-rc4
v6.8-rc5
v6.8-rc6
v6.8-rc7
v6.9
v6.9-rc1
v6.9-rc2
v6.9-rc3
v6.9-rc4
v6.9-rc5
v6.9-rc6
v6.9-rc7