CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-68782

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.50%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the SCSI target subsystem where a NULL pointer dereference occurs in the error path when allocation of t_task_cdb fails. The fix resets the NULL pointer to the default fixed-size buffer.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves a potential NULL pointer dereference that could cause a kernel panic or other undefined behavior, potentially enabling a denial of service attack.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit addressing the issue). Monitor official security advisories from your Linux distribution.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Reset t_task_cdb pointer in error case If allocation of cmd->t_task_cdb fails, it remains NULL but is later dereferenced in the 'err' path. In case of error, reset NULL t_task_cdb value to point at the default fixed-size buffer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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