CVE-2025-68755
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: most: remove broken i2c driver The MOST I2C driver has been completely broken for five years without anyone noticing so remove the driver from staging. Specifically, commit 723de0f9171e ("staging: most: remove device from interface structure") started requiring drivers to set the interface device pointer before registration, but the I2C driver was never updated which results in a NULL pointer dereference if anyone ever tries to probe it.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.6
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.6.120,
6.17.13,
6.18.2,
6.19
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68755 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/495df2da6944477d282d5cc0c13174d06e25b310
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6059a66dba7f26b21852831432e17075f1a1c783
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cbba922934805f86eece6ba7010b7201962695d
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-68755?
CVE-2025-68755 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and has been patched in 6.6.120, 6.17.13, 6.18.2 and others. CVE-2025-68755 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-2025-68755?
Yes — CVE-2025-68755 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.120, 6.17.13, 6.18.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-68755 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-68755 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.