CVE-2025-68189
7.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2025-68189 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: Fix GEM free for imported dma-bufs
Imported dma-bufs also have obj->resv != &obj->_resv. So we should
check both this condition in addition to flags for handling the
_NO_SHARE case.
Fixes this splat that was reported with IRIS video playback:
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WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 2040 at drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c:1127 msm_gem_free_object+0x1f8/0x264 [msm]
CPU: 3 UID: 1000 PID: 2040 Comm: .gnome-shell-wr Not tainted 6.17.0-rc7 #1 PREEMPT
pstate: 81400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : msm_gem_free_object+0x1f8/0x264 [msm]
lr : msm_gem_free_object+0x138/0x264 [msm]
sp : ffff800092a1bb30
x29: ffff800092a1bb80 x28: ffff800092a1bce8 x27: ffffbc702dbdbe08
x26: 0000000000000008 x25: 0000000000000009 x24: 00000000000000a6
x23: ffff00083c72f850 x22: ffff00083c72f868 x21: ffff00087e69f200
x20: ffff00087e69f330 x19: ffff00084d15
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-68189?
CVE-2025-68189 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-68189?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-68189?
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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