What is CVE-2025-68302?

CVE-2025-68302 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.15 onward and patched in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. CVE-2025-68302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-68302?

CVE-2025-68302 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68302?

Yes, CVE-2025-68302 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-68302 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-68302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-68302

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sxgbe: fix potential NULL dereference in sxgbe_rx() Currently, when skb is null, the driver prints an error and then dereferences skb on the next line. To fix this, let's add a 'break' after the error message to switch to sxgbe_rx_refill(), which is similar to the approach taken by the other drivers in this particular case, e.g. calxeda with xgmac_rx(). Found during a code review.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-16

Last modified 2026-07-30

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.15 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.

Affected from

≥ 3.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.247 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.197 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.159 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.119 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.61 6.12.x ✓ 6.17.11 6.17.x ✓ 6.18

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-68302

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-12-16

Modified 2026-07-30

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68302?

CVE-2025-68302 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.15 onward and has been patched in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. CVE-2025-68302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-68302?

CVE-2025-68302 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68302?

Yes. CVE-2025-68302 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-68302 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-68302 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.