CVE-2025-68753: Linux kernel · ALSA: firewire-motu: add bounds check in put_user loop for DSP events
Source GCVE Database
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
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Jan 2026
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 to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68753 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d71b3c2ed742f1ccb3b0b7a61afb90c0251093f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/298e753880b6ea99ac30df34959a7a03b0878eed (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d4f17782ce4facf3197e79707df411ee3d7b30a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f9e51cf2a2a43d0cd72d3dc0b5ccea3f639c187 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df692cf2b601a54b34edfdb9e683d67483aa8ce1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2c921d9de6e32ca50cb817b9d57bb881be70de (opens in a new tab)