CVE-2025-68243

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Check the TLS certificate fields in nfs_match_client() If the TLS security policy is of type RPC_XPRTSEC_TLS_X509, then the cert_serial and privkey_serial fields need to match as well since they define the client's identity, as presented to the server.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8fa37219074811c04d4ecb742c73e2b296da6a8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2cba0854a7f315c8100a807a6959b99d72479e

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Jul 2026, 06:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.0

16 Dec 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-16 15:15

Updated : 2026-07-30 06:24

NVD link : CVE-2025-68243

Mitre link : CVE-2025-68243

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-68243

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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