CVE-2025-68218

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-multipath: fix lockdep WARN due to partition scan work Blktests test cases nvme/014, 057 and 058 fail occasionally due to a lockdep WARN. As reported in the Closes tag URL, the WARN indicates that a deadlock can happen due to the dependency among disk->open_mutex, kblockd workqueue completion and partition_scan_work completion. To avoid the lockdep WARN and the potential deadlock, cut the dependency by running the partition_scan_work not by kblockd workqueue but by nvme_wq.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d87cd5335784351280f82c47cc8a657271929c3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89456dab7ba5ab63d60945440926673a3205e829
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b03eb63288a8ffe3adfb34e68309c8e2edb06d0b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2a897ad5f538d314955c747a0a2edb184fcdecd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4ab2a8abe554379e10303ae86f7c501336ba0d

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Jul 2026, 06:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5

16 Dec 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-16 14:15

Updated : 2026-07-30 06:24

NVD link : CVE-2025-68218

Mitre link : CVE-2025-68218

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-68218

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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