What is CVE-2025-68182?

CVE-2025-68182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-68182?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-68182

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link() This code frees "link" by calling kfree_rcu(link, rcu_head) and then it dereferences "link" to get the "link->fw_id". Save the "link->fw_id" first to avoid a potential use after free.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions d1e879ec600f9b3bdd253167533959facfefb17b, 6.15, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68182?: CVE-2025-68182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-68182?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.