#VU120263 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68343
Published: December 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120263
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-2025-68343
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 gs_usb_receive_bulk_callback() function in drivers/net/can/usb/gs_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/18cbce43363c9f84b90a92d57df341155eee0697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3433680b759646efcacc64fe36aa2e51ae34b8f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/616eee3e895b8ca0028163fcb1dce5e3e9dea322
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fe9f3279f7d2518439a7962c5870c6e9ecbadcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f31693dc3a584c0ad3937e857b59dbc1a7ed2b87