CVE-2025-68339 — atm/fore200e: Fix possible data race in fore200e_open()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: atm/fore200e: Fix possible data race in fore200e_open() Protect access to fore200e->available_cell_rate with rate_mtx lock in the error handling path of fore200e_open() to prevent a data race. The field fore200e->available_cell_rate is a shared resource used to track available bandwidth. It is concurrently accessed by fore200e_open(), fore200e_close(), and fore200e_change_qos(). In fore200e_open(), the lock rate_mtx is correctly held when subtracting vcc->qos.txtp.max_pcr from available_cell_rate to reserve bandwidth. However, if the subsequent call to fore200e_activate_vcin() fails, the function restores the reserved bandwidth by adding back to available_cell_rate without holding the lock. This introduces a race condition because available_cell_rate is a global device resource shared across all VCCs. If the error path in fore200e_open() executes concurrently with operations like fore200e_close() or fore200e_change_qos() on other VCCs, a read-modify-write race occurs. Specifically, the error path reads the rate without the lock. If another CPU acquires the lock and modifies the rate (e.g., releasing bandwidth in fore200e_close()) between this read and the subsequent write, the error path will overwrite the concurrent update with a stale value. This results in incorrect bandwidth accounting.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 1b60f42a639999c37da7f1fbfa1ad29cf4cbdd2d≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < bd1415efbab507b9b995918105eef953013449dd≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < ed34c70d88e2b8b9bc6c3ede88751186d6c6d5d1≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 9917ba597cf95f307778e495f71ff25a5064d167≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 667ac868823224374f819500adc5baa2889c7bc5≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 6610361458e7eb6502dd3182f586f91fcc218039≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 82fca3d8a4a34667f01ec2351a607135249c9cffversion 2.6.12 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.19%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Record published
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Source status changed · → Deferred
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
7 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/82fca3d8a4a34667f01ec2351a607135249c9cff
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b60f42a639999c37da7f1fbfa1ad29cf4cbdd2d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed34c70d88e2b8b9bc6c3ede88751186d6c6d5d1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1415efbab507b9b995918105eef953013449dd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9917ba597cf95f307778e495f71ff25a5064d167
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/667ac868823224374f819500adc5baa2889c7bc5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6610361458e7eb6502dd3182f586f91fcc218039
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-68339 is "atm/fore200e: Fix possible data race in fore200e_open()", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.19% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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