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

erofs: limit the level of fs stacking for file-backed mounts

Otherwise, it could cause potential kernel stack overflow (e.g., EROFS
mounting itself).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 affected < 34447aeedbaea8f9aad3da5b07030a1c0e124639
fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 affected < b4911825348a494e894e6ccfcf88d99e9425f129
fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 affected < 620472e6b303c4dbcc7ecf1aba1cda4f3523e4a4
fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 affected < d53cd891f0e4311889349fff3a784dc552f814b9
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.12 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.12
6.12.63 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.17.13 unaffected ≤ 6.17.*
6.18.2 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34447aeedbaea8f9aad3da5b07030a1c0e124639 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620472e6b303c4dbcc7ecf1aba1cda4f3523e4a4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4911825348a494e894e6ccfcf88d99e9425f129 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d53cd891f0e4311889349fff3a784dc552f814b9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122457-CVE-2025-68361-83eb@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68361 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68361 cve-icon
History

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: limit the level of fs stacking for file-backed mounts Otherwise, it could cause potential kernel stack overflow (e.g., EROFS mounting itself).
Title erofs: limit the level of fs stacking for file-backed mounts
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:31:56.804Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T14:48:05.305Z

Link: CVE-2025-68361

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T11:15:59.487

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:34.503

Link: CVE-2025-68361

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68361 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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