CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-68294

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's io_uring/net subsystem, a bug exists where vectored registered buffer imports use the wrong 'req' object instead of 'sr->notif'. This can lead to lifetime management issues.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential data integrity corruption or system crashes due to incorrect memory management.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2025-68294.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/net: ensure vectored buffer node import is tied to notification When support for vectored registered buffers was added, the import itself is using 'req' rather than the notification io_kiocb, sr->notif. For non-vectored imports, sr->notif is correctly used. This is important as the lifetime of the two may be different. Use the correct io_kiocb for the vectored buffer import.

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