CVE-2025-68362

NameCVE-2025-68362
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl818x: rtl8187: Fix potential buffer underflow in rtl8187_rx_cb() The rtl8187_rx_cb() calculates the rx descriptor header address by subtracting its size from the skb tail pointer. However, it does not validate if the received packet (skb->len from urb->actual_length) is large enough to contain this header. If a truncated packet is received, this will lead to a buffer underflow, reading memory before the start of the skb data area, and causing a kernel panic. Add length checks for both rtl8187 and rtl8187b descriptor headers before attempting to access them, dropping the packet cleanly if the check fails.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.247-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.159-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.158-1vulnerable
trixie6.12.63-1fixed
trixie (security)6.12.48-1vulnerable
forky6.17.13-1fixed
sid6.18.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.63-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.17.13-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/b647d2574e4583c2e3b0ab35568f60c88e910840 (6.19-rc1)

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