CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-68302

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.40%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

A potential NULL pointer dereference was found in the sxgbe network driver in the Linux kernel in the sxgbe_rx() function. When skb is NULL, an error is printed but then skb is dereferenced, potentially causing a kernel panic.

Risk Assessment

NULL pointer dereference can cause a kernel panic and system downtime, affecting network service availability.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds a break statement after the error to avoid NULL dereference.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sxgbe: fix potential NULL dereference in sxgbe_rx() Currently, when skb is null, the driver prints an error and then dereferences skb on the next line. To fix this, let's add a 'break' after the error message to switch to sxgbe_rx_refill(), which is similar to the approach taken by the other drivers in this particular case, e.g. calxeda with xgmac_rx(). Found during a code review.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS