#VU120114 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68249
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120114
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-2025-68249
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the hdm_probe() function in drivers/most/most_usb.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/3509c748e79435d09e730673c8c100b7f0ebc87c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4af0eedbdb4df7936bf43a28e31af232744d2620
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fb8fbc0aa542af5bf0fed94fa6b0edf18144f95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d851f746067b8ee5bac9c262f326ace0a6ea253
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8cc9e5fcb0e2eef21513a4fec888f5712cb8162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad2be44882716dc3589fbc5572cc13f88ead6b24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c400410fe0580dd6118ae8d60287ac9ce71a65fd