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CVE-2025-68753: Linux kernel · ALSA: firewire-motu: add bounds check in put_user loop for DSP events

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-68753· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in ea2c921d9de6e32ca50cb817b9d57bb881be70de : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in ea2c921d9de6e32ca50cb817b9d57bb881be70de, df692cf2b601a54b34edfdb9e683d67483aa8ce1, 298e753880b6ea99ac30df34959a7a03b0878eed +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 634ec0b2906efd46f6f57977e172aa3470aca432, < ea2c921d9de6e32ca50cb817b9d57bb881be70de
Fixed in
  • ea2c921d9de6e32ca50cb817b9d57bb881be70de
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 634ec0b2906efd46f6f57977e172aa3470aca432, < df692cf2b601a54b34edfdb9e683d67483aa8ce1
Fixed in
  • df692cf2b601a54b34edfdb9e683d67483aa8ce1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 634ec0b2906efd46f6f57977e172aa3470aca432, < 298e753880b6ea99ac30df34959a7a03b0878eed
Fixed in
  • 298e753880b6ea99ac30df34959a7a03b0878eed
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 634ec0b2906efd46f6f57977e172aa3470aca432, < 8f9e51cf2a2a43d0cd72d3dc0b5ccea3f639c187
Fixed in
  • 8f9e51cf2a2a43d0cd72d3dc0b5ccea3f639c187
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 634ec0b2906efd46f6f57977e172aa3470aca432, < 6d4f17782ce4facf3197e79707df411ee3d7b30a
Fixed in
  • 6d4f17782ce4facf3197e79707df411ee3d7b30a
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 634ec0b2906efd46f6f57977e172aa3470aca432, < 0d71b3c2ed742f1ccb3b0b7a61afb90c0251093f
Fixed in
  • 0d71b3c2ed742f1ccb3b0b7a61afb90c0251093f

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel by adding bounds checking in the put_user loop for DSP events in the ALSA firewire-motu driver. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this patch once available.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel ALSA firewire-motu driver was resolved by adding a bounds check in a put_user loop handling DSP events. Without this check, when the user buffer size was not aligned to 4 bytes, the code could overwrite memory beyond the buffer boundary. This flaw could lead to integrity and availability impacts. The issue has been fixed by adding appropriate bounds checking before the put_user operation.

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