CVE-2025-68735: Linux kernel · drm/panthor: Prevent potential UAF in group creation
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in eec7e23d848d2194dd8791fcd0f4a54d4378eecd : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:54 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in eec7e23d848d2194dd8791fcd0f4a54d4378eecd, deb8b2491f6b9882ae02d7dc2651c7bf4f3b7e05, c646ebff3fa571e7ea974235286fb9ed3edc260c +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to eec7e23d848d2194dd8791fcd0f4a54d4378eecd, deb8b2491f6b9882ae02d7dc2651c7bf4f3b7e05, c646ebff3fa571e7ea974235286fb9ed3edc260c or c6bbec068a9accd6f1df05f3df9a5254c99292ee.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Prevent potential UAF in group creation This commit prevents the possibility of a use after free issue in the GROUP_CREATE ioctl function, which arose as pointer to the group is accessed in that ioctl function after storing it in the Xarray. A malicious userspace can second guess the handle of a group and try to call GROUP_DESTROY ioctl from another thread around the same time as GROUP_CREATE ioctl. To prevent the use after free exploit, this commit uses a mark on an entry of group pool Xarray which is added just before returning from the GROUP_CREATE ioctl function. The mark is checked for all ioctls that specify the group handle and so userspace won't be abe to delete a group that isn't marked yet. v2: Add R-bs and fixes tags
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6bbec068a9accd6f1df05f3df9a5254c99292ee (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/deb8b2491f6b9882ae02d7dc2651c7bf4f3b7e05 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c646ebff3fa571e7ea974235286fb9ed3edc260c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec7e23d848d2194dd8791fcd0f4a54d4378eecd (opens in a new tab)