#VU120044 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68302
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120044
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-2025-68302
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 NULL pointer dereference within the sxgbe_rx() function in drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.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/18ef3ad1bb57dcf1a9ee61736039aedccf670b21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45b5b4ddb8d6bea5fc1625ff6f163bbb125d49cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46e5332126596a2ca791140feab18ce1fc1a3c86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd789d6ea4915034eb6bcb72f6883c8151083e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f46c0be77bfe45830ac33102c75be7c34ac3f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac171c3c755499c9f87fe30b920602255f8b5648
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5bce28f6b9125502abec4a67d68eabcd24b3b17