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CVE-2025-68234: Linux kernel · io_uring/cmd_net: fix wrong argument types for skb_queue_splice()

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 6.17.0-1018.18 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.17.0-1018.18, 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Dec 2025

  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
linux-hwe-edgeAffected
  • <6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
  • <6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
  • <6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
  • <6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2
  • <6.17.0-1018.18
Fixed in
  • 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
  • 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
  • 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
  • 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2
  • 6.17.0-1018.18

AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel to correct the argument order for skb_queue_splice(). Since no specific patch links or vendor advisories are provided, users should monitor official Linux kernel sources for the fix.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/cmd_net: fix wrong argument types for skb_queue_splice() If timestamp retriving needs to be retried and the local list of SKB's already has entries, then it's spliced back into the socket queue. However, the arguments for the splice helper are transposed, causing exactly the wrong direction of splicing into the on-stack list. Fix that up.

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