CVE-2025-68375NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
7.2HIGHOSV
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 24
Latest updateApr 6

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86: Fix NULL event access and potential PEBS record loss When intel_pmu_drain_pebs_icl() is called to drain PEBS records, the perf_event_overflow() could be called to process the last PEBS record. While perf_event_overflow() could trigger the interrupt throttle and stop all events of the group, like what the below call-chain shows. perf_event_overflow() -> __perf_event_overflow() ->__perf_event_account_interrupt() -> p

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.16.06.17.13+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.17.13-1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.17.0-19.19
CVEListV5linux/linux9734e25fbf5ae68eb04234b2cd14a4b36ab89141cf69b99805c263117305ac6dffbc85aaf9259d32+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.17.13-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
linux-gcp-6.17, linux-realtime vulnerabilities2026-03-17

📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2026-04-06
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2026-04-01
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-03-25
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities2026-03-23
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2026-03-17

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
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