Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-68167

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: fix invalid pointer access in debugfs If the memory allocation in gpiolib_seq_start() fails, the s->private field remains uninitialized and is later dereferenced without checking in gpiolib_seq_stop(). Initialize s->private to NULL before calling kzalloc() and check it before dereferencing it.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e348544f7994d252427ed3ae637c7081cbb90f66, 6.9, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68167?
CVE-2025-68167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-68167?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.