Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-22061 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-22061" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-22061 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1
Identify exposureidentify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2
Post-deployment verificationverify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel |
≥ 6.14.0, < 6.14.2 |
6.14.2 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-22061 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.18.35-r1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22061 linux-hwe-edge
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: airoha: Fix qid report in airoha_tc_get_htb_get_leaf_queue()
Fix the following kernel warning deleting HTB offloaded leafs and/or root
HTB qdisc in airoha_eth driver properly reporting qid in
airoha_tc_get_htb_get_leaf_queue routine.
$tc qdisc replace dev eth1 root handle 10: htb offload
$tc class add dev eth1 arent 10: classid 10:4 htb rate 100mbit ceil 100mbit
$tc qdisc replace dev eth1 parent 10:4 handle 4: ets bands 8
quanta 1514 3028 4542 6056 7570 9084 10598 12112
$tc qdisc del dev eth1 root
[ 55.827864] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 55.832493] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 2678 at 0xffffffc0798695a4
[ 55.956510] CPU: 3 PID: 2678 Comm: tc Tainted: G O 6.6.71 #0
[ 55.963557] Hardware name: Airoha AN7581 Evaluation Board (DT)
[ 55.969383] pstate: 20400005 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 55.976344] pc : 0xffffffc0798695a4
[ 55.979851] lr : 0xffffffc079869a20
[ 55.983358] sp : ffffffc0850536a0
[ 55.986665] x29: ffffffc0850536a0 x28: 0000000000000024 x27: 0000000000000001
[ 55.993800] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffffff8008b19000 x24: ffffff800222e800
[ 56.000935] x23: 0000000000000001 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: ffffff8008b19000
[ 56.008071] x20: ffffff8002225800 x19: ffffff800379d000 x18: 0000000000000000
[ 56.015206] x17: ffffffbf9ea59000 x16: ffffffc080018000 x15: 0000000000000000
[ 56.022342] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12:…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org