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CVE-2025-68753: Linux kernel · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:59 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.
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
Limited control over the software or limited information exposure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.

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 is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel commits identified by the provided hashes. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to a version including these fixes to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required. No additional mitigations are specified.

Description

CVE-2025-68753 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ALSA firewire-motu driver. It involves a missing bounds check in a put_user() loop that handles DSP event data. When the user buffer size is not aligned to 4 bytes, this flaw could cause memory overwrite beyond the buffer boundary. The issue has been fixed by adding a bounds check before the put_user() call. The vulnerability affects Linux kernel version 5.16 and has a CVSS score of 7.1.

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