VulnerabilityPublished 5 Jan 2026Updated 21 Oct 2026

CVE-2025-68755: Linux kernel · staging: most: remove broken i2c driver

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · fixed in e463548fd80e779efea1cb2d3049b8a7231e6925 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

Severity

Unrated

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

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 e463548fd80e779efea1cb2d3049b8a7231e6925, 6059a66dba7f26b21852831432e17075f1a1c783, 495df2da6944477d282d5cc0c13174d06e25b310 +2

Exploitation 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 723de0f9171eeb49a3ae98cae82ebbbb992b3a7c, < e463548fd80e779efea1cb2d3049b8a7231e6925	Fixed in e463548fd80e779efea1cb2d3049b8a7231e6925
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 723de0f9171eeb49a3ae98cae82ebbbb992b3a7c, < 6059a66dba7f26b21852831432e17075f1a1c783	Fixed in 6059a66dba7f26b21852831432e17075f1a1c783
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 723de0f9171eeb49a3ae98cae82ebbbb992b3a7c, < 495df2da6944477d282d5cc0c13174d06e25b310	Fixed in 495df2da6944477d282d5cc0c13174d06e25b310
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 723de0f9171eeb49a3ae98cae82ebbbb992b3a7c, < 10d50bc913b69fa18a5c6fbf293c7a87962e22ef	Fixed in 10d50bc913b69fa18a5c6fbf293c7a87962e22ef
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 723de0f9171eeb49a3ae98cae82ebbbb992b3a7c, < 6cbba922934805f86eece6ba7010b7201962695d	Fixed in 6cbba922934805f86eece6ba7010b7201962695d
LinuxLinux	Affected =5.6	Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: most: remove broken i2c driver The MOST I2C driver has been completely broken for five years without anyone noticing so remove the driver from staging. Specifically, commit 723de0f9171e ("staging: most: remove device from interface structure") started requiring drivers to set the interface device pointer before registration, but the I2C driver was never updated which results in a NULL pointer dereference if anyone ever tries to probe it.

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