CVE-2025-68231

mm/mempool: fix poisoning order>0 pages with HIGHMEM

CVE-2025-68231 is fixed in 80 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68231, released December 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.1
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempool: fix poisoning order>0 pages with HIGHMEM The kernel test has reported: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffba000 #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page *pde = 03171067 *pte = 00000000 Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G T 6.18.0-rc2-00031-gec7f31b2a2d3 #1 NONE a1d066dfe789f54bc7645c7989957d2bdee593ca Tainted: [T]=RANDSTRUCT Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 EIP: memset (arch/x86/include/asm/string_32.h:168 arch/x86/lib/memcpy_32.c:17) Code: a5 8b 4d f4 83 e1 03 74 02 f3 a4 83 c4 04 5e 5f 5d 2e e9 73 41 01 00 90 90 90 3e 8d 74 26 00 55 89 e5 57 56 89 c6 89 d0 89 f7 <f3> aa 89 f0 5e 5f 5d 2e e9 53 41 01 00 cc cc cc 55 89 e5 53 57 56 EAX: 0000006b EBX: 00000015 ECX: 001fefff EDX: 0000006b ESI: fffb9000 EDI: fffba000 EBP: c611fbf0 ESP: c611fbe8 DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 0000 GS: 0000 SS: 0068 EFLAGS: 00010287 CR0: 80050033 CR2: fffba000 CR3: 0316e000 CR4: 00040690 Call Trace: poison_element (mm/mempool.c:83 mm/mempool.c:102) mempool_init_node (mm/mempool.c:142 mm/mempool.c:226) mempool_init_noprof (mm/mempool.c:250 (discriminator 1)) ? mempool_alloc_pages (mm/mempool.c:640) bio_integrity_initfn (block/bio-integrity.c:483 (discriminator 8)) ? mempool_alloc_pages (mm/mempool.c:640) do_one_initcall (init/main.c:1283) Christoph found out this is due to the poisoning code not dealing properly with CONFIG_HIGHMEM because only the first page is mapped but then the whole potentially high-order page is accessed. We could give up on HIGHMEM here, but it's straightforward to fix this with a loop that's mapping, poisoning or checking and unmapping individual pages.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.1.159-181.297 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.63-84.121 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
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kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.159-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68231 Dec 16, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.63-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68231 Dec 16, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.17.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68231 Dec 16, 2025
perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
python3-perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.159-181.297.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1350 Jan 7, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026

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