CVE-2025-68247: posix-timers: Plug potential memory leak in do_timer_create()

Severity: unknown
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-16 · updated 2026-10-14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-timers: Plug potential memory leak in do_timer_create() When posix timer creation is set to allocate a given timer ID and the access to the user space value faults, the function terminates without freeing the already allocated posix timer structure. Move the allocation after the user space access to cure that. [ tglx: Massaged change log ]

Affected products

Linux kernel: 6.15 — fixed in 6.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0fd4d42e27f761e9cc82801b3f183e658dc749d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f417f44524e7fc098e787c718d838b32723c0b2d

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