NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68229

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU120050

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68229

Published: December 16, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120050
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-2025-68229
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 NULL pointer dereference within the tcm_loop_tpg_address_show() function in drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
openEuler
bpftool
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools
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-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-2025-68229

Install update from vendor's repository.

bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-299.0.0.202, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
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-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
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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