Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2025· Updated Feb 9, 2026
exfat: fix refcount leak in exfat_find
CVE-2025-68351
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
exfat: fix refcount leak in exfat_find
Fix refcount leaks in exfat_find related to exfat_get_dentry_set.
Function exfat_get_dentry_set would increase the reference counter of es->bh on success. Therefore, exfat_put_dentry_set must be called after exfat_get_dentry_set to ensure refcount consistency. This patch relocate two checks to avoid possible leaks.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.14
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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