Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68301

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68301

Published: December 16, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120031
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68301
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the aq_ring_rx_clean() function in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-source
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-extra-modules
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-68301

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-193.185.1.el8_2, 4.18.0-372.179.1.el8_6, 4.18.0-477.128.1.el8_8, 4.18.0-553.94.1.el8_10, 5.14.0-70.165.1.el9_0, 5.14.0-570.84.1.el9_6, 5.14.0-611.26.1.el9_7
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.94.1.rt7.435.el8_10, 5.14.0-70.165.1.rt21.237.el9_0, 5.14.0-284.155.1.rt14.440.el9_2
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.94.1.0.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-135.0.0.116, 6.6.0-135.0.0.129, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.100, 5.15.0-173.183+fips1, 5.15.0.1103.93, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1, 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1, 6.8.0-106.106+fips1, 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.146, 5.15.0.173.161, 5.15.0-173.183, 5.15.0-1055.55, 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1067.70, 5.15.0-1067.71, 5.15.0.1086.85, 5.15.0-1086.94, 5.15.0.1095.91, 5.15.0-1095.100, 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0.1097.100, 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1098.98, 5.15.0-1098.99, 5.15.0-1098.104, 5.15.0.1100.96, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0.1103.106, 5.15.0-1103.110, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1, 6.8.0-106.106, 6.8.0-106.106.1, 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.38, 6.8.0-1047.48, 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1048.53, 6.8.0-1049.49, 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1050.53, 6.8.0-1052.55, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1, 6.17.0-19.19, 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2, 6.17.0-1009.9, 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1099.98, 5.15.0-1099.105, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1044.44, 5.15.0.1044.46
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.96, 5.15.0.1094.98
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.95, 5.15.0-1097.100, 6.8.0-1050.54, 6.8.0-2040.41, 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1102.106, 5.15.0-1102.111, 6.8.1-1045.46, 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.94, 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.107, 5.15.0-1109.118, 6.8.0-1051.57, 6.17.0-1010.10, 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1049.52, 6.8.0-1049.52.1, 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1008.9, 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1017.17

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