CVE-2025-53068: Medium severity Oracle Solaris vulnerability

Published Oct 21, 2025

Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Affected Software

2 affected components

Oracle Solaris

Oracle Solaris=11

Event History

Oct 21, 2025

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:03 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:03 PM

DescriptionSeverity

Data Sourced

via NVD·08:20 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-53068?

CVE-2025-53068 is classified as an easily exploitable vulnerability that affects the Oracle Solaris product.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53068?

To remediate CVE-2025-53068, you should apply the latest Oracle Solaris security patches provided by Oracle.

Who can exploit CVE-2025-53068?

CVE-2025-53068 can be exploited by low privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris runs.

What component is affected by CVE-2025-53068?

CVE-2025-53068 affects the Kernel component of the Oracle Solaris product.

Which supported version of Oracle Solaris is affected by CVE-2025-53068?

The supported version affected by CVE-2025-53068 is Oracle Solaris 11.