{"id":"CVE-2025-68761","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID()\n\nThis code calls hfs_bnode_put(node) which drops the refcount and then\ndreferences \"node\" on the nex…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID()\n\nThis code calls hfs_bnode_put(node) which drops the refcount and then\ndreferences \"node\" on the nex…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","published":"2026-01-05","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T16:10:00.250","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68761","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40a1e0142096dd7dd6cb5373841222b528698588","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c105e76bb17cf4b55fe89c6ad4f6a0e3972b5b08","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00134,"epssPercentile":0.02531,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T16:40:32.061Z","slug":"CVE-2025-68761","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID()\n\nThis code calls hfs_bnode_put(node) which drops the refcount and then\ndreferences \"node\" on the next line.  It's only safe to use \"node\"\nwhen we're holding a reference so flip these two lines around.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}