CVE-2025-68346

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: dice: fix buffer overflow in detect_stream_formats() The function detect_stream_formats() reads the stream_count value directly from a FireWire device without validating it. This can lead to out-of-bounds writes when a malicious device provides a stream_count value greater than MAX_STREAMS. Fix by applying the same validation to both TX and RX stream counts in detect_stream_formats().

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-12-24
Last modified 2026-04-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.18 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 4.18
Fixed in
✓ 5.10.248 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.198 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.160 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.120 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.63 6.12.x ✓ 6.17.13 6.17.x ✓ 6.18.2 6.18.x ✓ 6.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68346 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2025-68346?

    CVE-2025-68346 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.18 onward and has been patched in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. CVE-2025-68346 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68346?

    Yes — CVE-2025-68346 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2025-68346 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2025-68346 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.