CVE-2025-68202 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-68202
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-68202 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕒 18 Dec 2025, 15:08 UTC
Originally published on: 🕑 16 Dec 2025, 14:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 2 days

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-68202 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-68202: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Fix unsafe locking in the scx_dump_state() For built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y kernels, the dump_lock will be converted sleepable spinlock and not disable-irq, so the following scenarios occur: inconsistent {IN-HARDIRQ-W} -> {HARDIRQ-ON-W} usage. irq_work/0/27 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes: (&rq->__lock){?...}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40 {IN-HARDIRQ-W} state was registered at: lock_acquire+0x1e1/0x510 _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x42/0x80 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40 sched_tick+0xae/0x7b0 update_process_times+0x14c/0x1b0 tick_periodic+0x62/0x1f0 tick_handle_periodic+0x48/0xf0 timer_interrupt+0x55/0x80 __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x20a/0x5c0 handle_irq_event_percpu+0x18/0xc0 handle_irq_event+0xb5/0x150 handle_level_irq+0x220/0x460 __common_interrupt+0xa2/0x1e0 common_interrupt+0xb0/0xd0 asm_common_interrupt+0x2b/0x40 _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x45/0x80 __setup_irq+0xc34/0x1a30 request_threaded_irq+0x214/0x2f0 hpet_time_init+0x3e/0x60 x86_late_time_init+0x5b/0xb0 start_kernel+0x308/0x410 x86_64_start_reservations+0x1c/0x30 x86_64_start_kernel+0x96/0xa0 common_startup_64+0x13e/0x148 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 ---- lock(&rq->__lock); <Interrupt> lock(&rq->__lock); *** DEADLOCK *** stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 27 Comm: irq_work/0 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x8c/0xd0 dump_stack+0x14/0x20 print_usage_bug+0x42e/0x690 mark_lock.part.44+0x867/0xa70 ? __pfx_mark_lock.part.44+0x10/0x10 ? string_nocheck+0x19c/0x310 ? number+0x739/0x9f0 ? __pfx_string_nocheck+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_check_pointer+0x10/0x10 ? kvm_sched_clock_read+0x15/0x30 ? sched_clock_noinstr+0xd/0x20 ? local_clock_noinstr+0x1c/0xe0 __lock_acquire+0xc4b/0x62b0 ? __pfx_format_decode+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_string+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_vsnprintf+0x10/0x10 lock_acquire+0x1e1/0x510 ? raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40 ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? dump_line+0x12e/0x270 ? raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x20/0x40 _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x42/0x80 ? raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40 scx_dump_state+0x3b3/0x1270 ? finish_task_switch+0x27e/0x840 scx_ops_error_irq_workfn+0x67/0x80 irq_work_single+0x113/0x260 irq_work_run_list.part.3+0x44/0x70 run_irq_workd+0x6b/0x90 ? __pfx_run_irq_workd+0x10/0x10 smpboot_thread_fn+0x529/0x870 ? __pfx_smpboot_thread_fn+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x305/0x3f0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x40/0x70 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> This commit therefore use rq_lock_irqsave/irqrestore() to replace rq_lock/unlock() in the scx_dump_state().

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-68202

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-68202 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-68202

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-68202.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-68202, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-68202, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2025-68202 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-68202 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-68202 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2025-68202 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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