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io_uring/zctx: check chained notif contexts

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zctx: check chained notif contexts Send zc only links ubuf_info for requests coming from the same context. There are some ambiguous syz reports, so let's check the assumption on notification completion.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.58, 6.17.8
CVEs
CVE-2025-68317
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

io_uring/zctx: check chained notif contexts

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Dec 2025, 15:39 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zctx: check chained notif contexts Send zc only links ubuf_info for requests coming from the same context. There are some ambiguous syz reports, so let's check the assumption on notification completion.

osv:CVE-2025-68317

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.12.58, 6.17.8

Complete source record
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