CVE-2025-68787
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netrom: Fix memory leak in nr_sendmsg() syzbot reported a memory leak [1]. When function sock_alloc_send_skb() return NULL in nr_output(), the original skb is not freed, which was allocated in nr_sendmsg(). Fix this by freeing it before return. [1] BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888129f35500 (size 240): comm "syz.0.17", pid 6119, jiffies 4294944652 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 52 28 81 88 ff ff ..........R(.... backtrace (crc 1456a3e4): kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4983 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5288 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x36f/0x5e0 mm/slub.c:5340 __alloc_skb+0x203/0x240 net/core/skbuff.c:660 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1383 [inline] alloc_skb_with_frags+0x69/0x3f0 net/core/skbuff.c:6671 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x379/0x3e0 net/core/sock.c:2965 sock_alloc_send_skb include/net/sock.h:1859 [inline] nr_sendmsg+0x287/0x450 net/netrom/af_netrom.c:1105 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline] sock_write_iter+0x293/0x2a0 net/socket.c:1195 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x45d/0x710 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x143/0x170 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xa4/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
2.6.12
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.10.248,
5.15.198,
6.1.160,
6.6.120,
6.12.64,
6.18.3,
6.19
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68787 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/09efbf54eeaecebe882af603c9939a4b1bb9567e
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/156a0f6341dce634a825db49ca20b48b1ae9bcc1
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51f5fbc1681bdcffcc7d18bf3dfdb2b1278d3977
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-68787?
CVE-2025-68787 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.12 onward and has been patched in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. CVE-2025-68787 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-2025-68787?
Yes — CVE-2025-68787 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-68787 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-68787 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.