CVE-2025-68288
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: storage: Fix memory leak in USB bulk transport A kernel memory leak was identified by the 'ioctl_sg01' test from Linux Test Project (LTP). The following bytes were mainly observed: 0x53425355. When USB storage devices incorrectly skip the data phase with status data, the code extracts/validates the CSW from the sg buffer, but fails to clear it afterwards. This leaves status protocol data in srb's transfer buffer, such as the US_BULK_CS_SIGN 'USBS' signature observed here. Thus, this can lead to USB protocols leaks to user space through SCSI generic (/dev/sg*) interfaces, such as the one seen here when the LTP test requested 512 KiB. Fix the leak by zeroing the CSW data in srb's transfer buffer immediately after the validation of devices that skip data phase. Note: Differently from CVE-2018-1000204, which fixed a big leak by zero- ing pages at allocation time, this leak occurs after allocation, when USB protocol data is written to already-allocated sg pages.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
3.16.58,
3.18.110,
4.4.133,
4.9.103,
4.14.44,
4.16.12,
4.17
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.10.247,
5.15.197,
6.1.159,
6.6.119,
6.12.61,
6.17.11,
6.18
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68288 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f18eac44c5668204bf6eebb01ddb369ac56932b
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e99fe2005182139b1058db71f0d241f8f0078c
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/467fec3cefbeb9e3ea80f457da9a5666a71ca0d0
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-68288?
CVE-2025-68288 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.16.58 onward and has been patched in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. CVE-2025-68288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68288?
Yes — CVE-2025-68288 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.16.58 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-68288 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-68288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.