Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68215

Vulnerability identifier: #VU120118

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-2025-68215

CWE-ID: CWE-908

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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 ice_ptp_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 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-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-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1010.10, 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1017.17

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a5b9b12de9dcd15ebae4f1abc8814ec1c51ab0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/765236f2c4fbba7650436b71a0e350500e9ec15f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5eb91f876ebecbcd90f9edcaea98dcb354603b3

• Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel intel ice driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-realtime-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17