{"id":"CVE-2025-68733","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmack: fix bug: unprivileged task can create labels\n\nIf an unprivileged task is allowed to relabel itself\n(/smack/relabel-self is not empty),\nit can freely create new l…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmack: fix bug: unprivileged task can create labels\n\nIf an unprivileged task is allowed to relabel itself\n(/smack/relabel-self is not empty),\nit can freely create new l…","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-2025-68733","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7a7621619a366712fb9cefcb6e69f956c247ce","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60e8d49989410a7ade60f5dadfcd979c117d05c0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64aa81250171b6bb6803e97ea7a5d73bfa061f6e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1e45e13546c9ea0b1d99097993ac0aafae90b1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac9fce2efabad37c338aac86fbe100f77a080e59","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c147e13ea7fe9f118f8c9ba5e96cbd644b00d6b3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c80173233014a360c13fa5cc79d36bfe6e53a8ed","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8fd5491100f920847a3338d5fba22db19c72773","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00198,"epssPercentile":0.08829,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T11:23:51.159Z","slug":"CVE-2025-68733","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmack: fix bug: unprivileged task can create labels\n\nIf an unprivileged task is allowed to relabel itself\n(/smack/relabel-self is not empty),\nit can freely create new labels by writing their\nnames into own /proc/PID/attr/smack/current\n\nThis occurs because do_setattr() imports\nthe provided label in advance,\nbefore checking \"relabel-self\" list.\n\nThis change ensures that the \"relabel-self\" list\nis checked before importing the label.\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":[]}