The vulnerability of the exfat_find() function in the fs/exfat/namei.c file of the exFAT file system in the Linux kernel allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the exfatfind function in the fs/exfat/namei.c file of the exFAT file system in Linux’s kernel is related to the improper disabling or release of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility o...

CVE-2025-68351

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix refcount leak in exfatfind Fix refcount leaks in exfatfind related to exfatgetdentryset. Function exfatgetdentryset would increase the reference counter of es-bh on success. Therefore, exfatputdentryset must be called...

CVE-2025-68351 exfat: fix refcount leak in exfat_find

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix refcount leak in exfatfind Fix refcount leaks in exfatfind related to exfatgetdentryset. Function exfatgetdentryset would increase the reference counter of es-bh on success. Therefore, exfatputdentryset must be called...

CVE-2025-68351

The CVE-2025-68351 issue is in the Linux kernel exfat code, specifically a refcount leak in exfat_find. The root cause is that exfat_get_dentry_set increments es->bh on success but the corresponding exfat_put_dentry_set may not be consistently invoked, leading to leaks. The patch relocates two...