What is CVE-2025-68729?

CVE-2025-68729 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and patched in 6.17.13, 6.18.2 and 6.19. CVE-2025-68729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-68729?

CVE-2025-68729 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68729?

Yes, CVE-2025-68729 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.17.13, 6.18.2 and 6.19. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-68729 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-68729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-68729

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix MSDU buffer types handling in RX error path Currently, packets received on the REO exception ring from unassociated peers are of MSDU buffer type, while the driver expects link descriptor type packets. These packets are not parsed further due to a return check on packet type in ath12k_hal_desc_reo_parse_err(), but the associated skb is not freed. This may lead to kernel crashes and buffer leaks. Hence to fix, update the RX error handler to explicitly drop MSDU buffer type packets received on the REO exception ring. This prevents further processing of invalid packets and ensures stability in the RX error handling path. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.3

Fixed in

✓ 6.17.13 6.17.x ✓ 6.18.2 6.18.x ✓ 6.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68729 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36f9edbb9d0fc36c865c74f3c1ad8e1261ad3981
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ff5a9d71cdc49c3400f30583a784ad0a17d01ec
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab0554f51e5f2b9506e8a09e8accd02f00056729
Patch

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68729?

CVE-2025-68729 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and has been patched in 6.17.13, 6.18.2 and 6.19. CVE-2025-68729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68729?

Yes — CVE-2025-68729 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.17.13, 6.18.2 and 6.19. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-68729 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-68729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.