CVE-2025-68795Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHOSV
No vector
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 13
Latest updateApr 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: Avoid overflowing userspace buffer on stats query The ethtool -S command operates across three ioctl calls: ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO for the size, ETHTOOL_GSTRINGS for the names, and ETHTOOL_GSTATS for the values. If the number of stats changes between these calls (e.g., due to device reconfiguration), userspace's buffer allocation will be incorrect, potentially leading to buffer overflow. Drivers are generally expected t

Affected Packages16 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel2.6.125.10.248+5
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.249-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-173.183
CVEListV5linux/linux1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac23df375a1e75483b7d973c3cc2e46aa374db8428b+7
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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