{"cve":"CVE-2025-68351","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-24T11:15:58.447","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nexfat: fix refcount leak in exfat_find\n\nFix refcount leaks in `exfat_find` related to `exfat_get_dentry_set`.\n\nFunction `exfat_get_dentry_set` would increase the reference counter of\n`es->bh` on success. Therefore, `exfat_put_dentry_set` must be called\nafter `exfat_get_dentry_set` to ensure refcount consistency. This patch\nrelocate two checks to avoid possible leaks.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aee8de970f18c2aaaa348e3de86c38e2d956c1d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d009ff8959d28d2a33aeb96a5f7e7161c421d78f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc9ce762525e73438d31b613f18bca92a4d3d578"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-68351","score":0.00171,"percentile":0.06484,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}