CVE-2025-68191
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Publication date: 2025-12-16

Last updated on: 2025-12-18

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp_tunnel: use netdev_warn() instead of netdev_WARN() netdev_WARN() uses WARN/WARN_ON to print a backtrace along with file and line information. In this case, udp_tunnel_nic_register() returning an error is just a failed operation, not a kernel bug. udp_tunnel_nic_register() can fail due to a memory allocation failure (kzalloc() or udp_tunnel_nic_alloc()). This is a normal runtime error and not a kernel bug. Replace netdev_WARN() with netdev_warn() accordingly.
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Published
2025-12-16
Last Modified
2025-12-18
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-68191
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's udp_tunnel component using netdev_WARN(), which triggers a kernel warning with a backtrace when udp_tunnel_nic_register() fails. However, such failure is a normal runtime error (like memory allocation failure) and not a kernel bug. The fix replaces netdev_WARN() with netdev_warn() to avoid unnecessary kernel warnings for expected errors.

Impact Analysis

The impact is that the Linux kernel might produce unnecessary kernel warnings and backtraces for normal runtime errors in udp_tunnel_nic_register(), which could cause confusion or noise in system logs but does not indicate a kernel bug or cause a system failure.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Linux kernel to a version where the udp_tunnel component uses netdev_warn() instead of netdev_WARN(), as this change addresses the issue by preventing unnecessary kernel warnings caused by normal runtime errors. This involves applying the patch or upgrading to the fixed kernel release.

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