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CVE-2025-68379: Linux kernel · RDMA/rxe: Fix null deref on srq->rq.queue after resize failure

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in bc4c14a3863cc0e03698caec9a0cdabd779776ee : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 12:49 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.8
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Total control over the software or total information disclosure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.

Patch
Available – fixed in bc4c14a3863cc0e03698caec9a0cdabd779776ee, b8f6eeb87a76b6fb1f6381b0b2894568e1b784f7, 3733e80e32d1479a8b9bbffffac644068483c720 +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76, < bc4c14a3863cc0e03698caec9a0cdabd779776ee
Fixed in
  • bc4c14a3863cc0e03698caec9a0cdabd779776ee
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76, < b8f6eeb87a76b6fb1f6381b0b2894568e1b784f7
Fixed in
  • b8f6eeb87a76b6fb1f6381b0b2894568e1b784f7
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76, < 3733e80e32d1479a8b9bbffffac644068483c720
Fixed in
  • 3733e80e32d1479a8b9bbffffac644068483c720
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76, < 503a5e4690ae14c18570141bc0dcf7501a8419b0
Fixed in
  • 503a5e4690ae14c18570141bc0dcf7501a8419b0
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76, < 58aca869babd48cb9c3d6ee9e1452c4b9f5266a6
Fixed in
  • 58aca869babd48cb9c3d6ee9e1452c4b9f5266a6
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76, < 5dbeb421e137824aa9bd8358bdfc926a3965fc0d
Fixed in
  • 5dbeb421e137824aa9bd8358bdfc926a3965fc0d

AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been fixed in multiple Linux kernel commits identified by hashes bc4c14a3863cc0e03698caec9a0cdabd779776ee, b8f6eeb87a76b6fb1f6381b0b2894568e1b784f7, 3733e80e32d1479a8b9bbffffac644068483c720, 503a5e4690ae14c18570141bc0dcf7501a8419b0, 58aca869babd48cb9c3d6ee9e1452c4b9f5266a6, and 5dbeb421e137824aa9bd8358bdfc926a3965fc0d. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to a version including these fixes to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2025-68379 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RDMA/rxe subsystem. It involves a NULL pointer dereference triggered by consecutive calls to ibv_modify_srq() under certain error conditions, leading to a kernel crash. The issue arises when the first call fails during queue resizing, setting a pointer to NULL, which the second call then dereferences. This flaw has been fixed in multiple Linux kernel commits.

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