Review reviewHigh

CVE-2025-68320

Linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lan966x: Fix sleeping in atomic context The following warning was seen when we try to connect using ssh to the device. BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:575 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 104, name: dropbear preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 INFO: lockdep is turned off. CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 104 Comm: dropbear Tainted: G W 6.18.0-rc2-00399-g6f1ab1b109b9-dirty #530 NONE Tainted: [W]=WARN Hardware name: Generic DT based system Call trace: unwind_backtrace from show_s...

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.37%
29.4% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2025.12.17
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.37%
Technical severityCVSS 7.5

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lan966x: Fix sleeping in atomic context The following warning was seen when we try to connect using ssh to the device. BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:575 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 104, name: dropbear preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 INFO: lockdep is turned off. CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 104 Comm: dropbear Tainted: G W 6.18.0-rc2-00399-g6f1ab1b109b9-dirty #530 NONE Tainted: [W]=WARN Hardware name: Generic DT based system Call trace: unwind_backtrace from show_s...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux
Affected versions
>= 12c2d0a5b8e2a1afc8c7738e19a0d1dd7f3d4007 < 5a5d2f7727752b64d13263eacd9f8d08a322e662, >= 12c2d0a5b8e2a1afc8c7738e19a0d1dd7f3d4007 < c8ab03aa5bd9fd8bfe5d9552d8605826759fdd4d, >= 12c2d0a5b8e2a1afc8c7738e19a0d1dd7f3d4007 < 3ac743c60ec502163c435712d527eeced8d83348, >= 12c2d0a5b8e2a1afc8c7738e19a0d1dd7f3d4007 < 0216721ce71252f60d89af49c8dff613358058d3, >= 5.17
Fixed versions
No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Not available