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CVE-2025-68167— gpiolib: fix invalid pointer access in debugfs

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未初始化s-private字段，可能导致空指针取消引用。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.15% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux e348544f7994d252427ed3ae637c7081cbb90f66< 70180a6031056096c93ed2f47c41803268bdd91c affected
e348544f7994d252427ed3ae637c7081cbb90f66< 3c91c8f424d3e44c8645ab765a38773e58afb07d affected
e348544f7994d252427ed3ae637c7081cbb90f66< 2f6115ad8864cf3f48598f26c74c7c8e5c391919 affected
6.9 affected
< 6.9 unaffected
6.12.58≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.17.8≤ 6.17.* unaffected
6.18≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-68167

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
gpiolib: fix invalid pointer access in debugfs
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未初始化s-private字段，可能导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux e348544f7994d252427ed3ae637c7081cbb90f66 ~ 70180a6031056096c93ed2f47c41803268bdd91c -
Linux Linux 6.9 -

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Other References for CVE-2025-68167 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-12-16 · 156 CVEs total

CVE-2025-68192 9.8 CRITICAL net: usb: qmi_wwan: initialize MAC header offset in qmimux_rx_fixup
CVE-2025-68301 9.8 CRITICAL net: atlantic: fix fragment overflow handling in RX path
CVE-2025-40350 9.8 CRITICAL net/mlx5e: RX, Fix generating skb from non-linear xdp_buff for striding RQ
CVE-2025-68284 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds writes in handle_auth_session_key()
CVE-2025-68285 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map()
CVE-2025-68263 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: ipc: fix use-after-free in ipc_msg_send_request
CVE-2025-68315 9.8 CRITICAL f2fs: fix to detect potential corrupted nid in free_nid_list
CVE-2025-68304 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_core: lookup hci_conn on RX path on protocol side
CVE-2025-68256 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser
CVE-2025-68255 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8723bs: fix stack buffer overflow in OnAssocReq IE parsing
CVE-2025-68226 8.8 HIGH smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker()
CVE-2025-68314 8.8 HIGH drm/msm: make sure last_fence is always updated
CVE-2025-40362 8.8 HIGH ceph: fix multifs mds auth caps issue
CVE-2025-68250 8.2 HIGH hung_task: fix warnings caused by unaligned lock pointers
CVE-2025-68181 7.8 HIGH drm/radeon: Remove calls to drm_put_dev()
CVE-2025-68183 7.8 HIGH ima: don't clear IMA_DIGSIG flag when setting or removing non-IMA xattr
CVE-2025-68260 7.8 HIGH rust_binder: fix race condition on death_list
CVE-2025-40354 7.8 HIGH drm/amd/display: increase max link count and fix link->enc NULL pointer access
CVE-2025-68294 7.8 HIGH io_uring/net: ensure vectored buffer node import is tied to notification
CVE-2025-68179 7.8 HIGH s390: Disable ARCH_WANT_OPTIMIZE_HUGETLB_VMEMMAP

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