CVE-2025-68167Linux vulnerability

17 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 16
Latest updateFeb 24

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: fix invalid pointer access in debugfs If the memory allocation in gpiolib_seq_start() fails, the s->private field remains uninitialized and is later dereferenced without checking in gpiolib_seq_stop(). Initialize s->private to NULL before calling kzalloc() and check it before dereferencing it.

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.9.06.12.58+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.63-1+1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.17.0-14.14
CVEListV5linux/linuxe348544f7994d252427ed3ae637c7081cbb90f6670180a6031056096c93ed2f47c41803268bdd91c+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.17.8-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
OSV
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OSV
linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities2026-02-17
OSV
linux-aws, linux-oracle vulnerabilities2026-02-17
OSV
linux-gcp vulnerabilities2026-02-12
OSV
linux, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities2026-02-12

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-02-24
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2026-02-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities2026-02-12
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2026-02-12
Red Hat
kernel: gpiolib: fix invalid pointer access in debugfs2025-12-16

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-68167 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2025-68167 kernel: gpiolib: fix invalid pointer access in debugfs2025-12-16