#VU120031 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68301
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120031
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68301
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34147477eeab24077fcfe9649e282849347d760c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3be37c3c96b16462394fcb8e15e757c691377038
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fd2105e1b7e041cc24be151c9a31a14d5fc50ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d6051ea1b0417ae2f06a8440d22e48fbc8f8997
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ffcb7b890f61541201461580bb6622ace405aec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e47cd1fd631a21bf5a630cebefec6c8fc381cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c4d5135b04ea100988e2458c98f2d8564cda16