# CVE-2025-68317: io\_uring/zctx: check chained notif contexts

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.58, 6.17.8
- Published: 2025-12-16 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 6fe4220912d19152a26ce19713ab232f4263018d, fixed in aaafd17d3f4be2c15539359a5b4bfa00237f687f; from 6fe4220912d19152a26ce19713ab232f4263018d, fixed in d664a3ce3a604231a0b144c152a3755d03b18b60; from 6fe4220912d19152a26ce19713ab232f4263018d, fixed in ab3ea6eac5f45669b091309f592c4ea324003053
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.58; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.17.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/zctx: check chained notif contexts Send zc only links ubuf_info for requests coming from the same context. There are some ambiguous syz reports, so let's check the assumption on notification completion.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.58, 6.17.8) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaafd17d3f4be2c15539359a5b4bfa00237f687f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d664a3ce3a604231a0b144c152a3755d03b18b60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab3ea6eac5f45669b091309f592c4ea324003053

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