#VU120063 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68176
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120063
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-2025-68176
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 drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h. 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/0d0bb756f002810d249caee51f3f1c309f3cdab5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1810b2fd7375de88a74976dcd402b29088e479ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363448d069e29685ca37a118065121e486387af3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49a6c160ad4812476f8ae1a8f4ed6d15adfa6c09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/953eb3796ef06b8ea3bf6bdde14156255bc75866
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5dbe92ac8a4ca6226093241f95f9cb1b0d2e0e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb3d29ca0820fa3d7cccad47d2da56c9ab5469ed