{"id":"CVE-2025-68374","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmd: fix rcu protection in md_wakeup_thread\n\nWe attempted to use RCU to protect the pointer 'thread', but directly\npassed the value when calling md_wakeup_thread()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmd: fix rcu protection in md_wakeup_thread\n\nWe attempted to use RCU to protect the pointer 'thread', but directly\npassed the value when calling md_wakeup_thread(). This…","severity":"none","published":"2025-12-24","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T11:10:00.203","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68374","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc76205549b4c25705e54345f211b9f66e018a0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21989cb5034c835b212385a2afadf279d8069da0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4bd1caf591faeae44cb10b6517e7dacb5139bda","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98b191f78124405294481dea85f8a22a3eb0a59","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00196,"epssPercentile":0.08602,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T11:23:51.154Z","slug":"CVE-2025-68374","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmd: fix rcu protection in md_wakeup_thread\n\nWe attempted to use RCU to protect the pointer 'thread', but directly\npassed the value when calling md_wakeup_thread(). This means that the\nRCU pointer has been acquired before rcu_read_lock(), which renders\nrcu_read_lock() ineffective and could lead to a use-after-free.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}