CVE-2025-68298
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: mediatek: Avoid btusb_mtk_claim_iso_intf() NULL deref In btusb_mtk_setup(), we set `btmtk_data->isopkt_intf` to: usb_ifnum_to_if(data->udev, MTK_ISO_IFNUM) That function can return NULL in some cases. Even when it returns NULL, though, we still go on to call btusb_mtk_claim_iso_intf(). As of commit e9087e828827 ("Bluetooth: btusb: mediatek: Add locks for usb_driver_claim_interface()"), calling btusb_mtk_claim_iso_intf() when `btmtk_data->isopkt_intf` is NULL will cause a crash because we'll end up passing a bad pointer to device_lock(). Prior to that commit we'd pass the NULL pointer directly to usb_driver_claim_interface() which would detect it and return an error, which was handled. Resolve the crash in btusb_mtk_claim_iso_intf() by adding a NULL check at the start of the function. This makes the code handle a NULL `btmtk_data->isopkt_intf` the same way it did before the problematic commit (just with a slight change to the error message printed).
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
6.12.13,
6.13.2,
6.14
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.12.61,
6.17.11,
6.18
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68298 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/2fa09fe98ca3b114d66285f65f7e108fea131815
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b990e0b23068da65f0004cd38ee31f43f36460
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c884a0b27b4586e607431d86a1aa0bb4fb39169c
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-68298?
CVE-2025-68298 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12.13 onward and has been patched in 6.12.61, 6.17.11 and 6.18. CVE-2025-68298 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-2025-68298?
Yes — CVE-2025-68298 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.61, 6.17.11 and 6.18. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-68298 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-68298 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.