What is CVE-2025-68314?

CVE-2025-68314 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.17 onward and patched in 6.17.8 and 6.18. CVE-2025-68314 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-68314?

CVE-2025-68314 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68314?

Yes, CVE-2025-68314 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.17.8 and 6.18. If you are running Linux kernel 6.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-68314 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-68314 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-68314

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: make sure last_fence is always updated Update last_fence in the vm-bind path instead of kernel managed path. last_fence is used to wait for work to finish in vm_bind contexts but not used for kernel managed contexts. This fixes a bug where last_fence is not waited on context close leading to faults as resources are freed while in use. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/680080/

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-16

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.17.8, 6.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.17.8 6.17.x ✓ 6.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68314 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86404a9e3013d814a772ac407573be5d3cd4ee0d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ee817ceafba266d9c6f3a09babd2ac7441d9a2b
Patch

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68314?

CVE-2025-68314 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.17 onward and has been patched in 6.17.8 and 6.18. CVE-2025-68314 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68314?

Yes — CVE-2025-68314 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.17.8 and 6.18. If you are running Linux kernel 6.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-68314 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-68314 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.