CVE-2025-68310: Linux kernel · s390/pci: Avoid deadlock between PCI error recovery and mlx5 crdump
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 +35
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 25.10linuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux@6.17.0-14.14?arch=source&distro=questingOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 25.10linux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws@6.17.0-1007.7?arch=source&distro=questingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 25.10linux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure@6.17.0-1008.8?arch=source&distro=questingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 25.10linux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde@6.17.0-1017.17?arch=source&distro=questingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 25.10linux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp@6.17.0-1007.7?arch=source&distro=questingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 25.10linux-oraclepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-oracle@6.17.0-1007.7?arch=source&distro=questingOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
A patch is available and should be applied to affected Linux kernel versions to resolve the deadlock issue. The vendor advisory (Ubuntu USN-8029-1) confirms that this and other Linux kernel vulnerabilities have been fixed in updated kernel releases. Systems running affected versions should upgrade to the fixed kernel versions as soon as possible.
Description
A deadlock vulnerability in the Linux kernel's s390 PCI error recovery and mlx5 crdump handling has been resolved. The issue involved blocking PCI config accesses during error recovery, causing tasks to hang indefinitely. The fix changes locking behavior to avoid deadlocks by acquiring device_lock() instead of pci_dev_lock(). This vulnerability affects specific Linux kernel versions prior to 6.8.0-1049.49 through 6.8.0-1052.55 for the linux-hwe-edge product. The issue was reproducible during PCI error recovery and crdump collection on s390 architecture. A patch is available and included in recent kernel updates.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68310 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68310 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/0fd20f65df6aa430454a0deed8f43efa91c54835 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fd20f65df6aa430454a0deed8f43efa91c54835 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3591d56ea9bfd3e7fbbe70f749bdeed689d415f9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f938d9f5693af8ed586a08db4af5d9da1f0f2d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b63c061be622b17b495cbf78a6d5f2d4c3147f8e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0df2503bc3c2be385ca2fd96585daad1870c7c5 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8029-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8030-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8029-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8048-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8029-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8100-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8125-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8126-1 (opens in a new tab)