CVE-2025-68753

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: firewire-motu: add bounds check in put_user loop for DSP events In the DSP event handling code, a put_user() loop copies event data. When the user buffer size is not aligned to 4 bytes, it could overwrite beyond the buffer boundary. Fix by adding a bounds check before put_user().

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-01-05
Last modified 2026-04-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 5.16
Fixed in
✓ 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-2025-68753 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-2025-68753?

    CVE-2025-68753 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63 and others. CVE-2025-68753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68753?

    Yes — CVE-2025-68753 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2025-68753 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2025-68753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.