PCI: cadence: Check for the existence of cdns_pcie::ops before using it
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: cadence: Check for the existence of cdns_pcie::ops before using it cdns_pcie::ops might not be populated by all the Cadence glue drivers. This is going to be true for the upcoming Sophgo platform which doesn't set the ops. Hence, add a check to prevent NULL pointer dereference. [mani: reworded subject and description]
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00207 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 +4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117, 6.12.58, 6.17.8, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79wh-89xp-4888
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5dbe92ac8a4ca6226093241f95f9cb1b0d2e0e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb3d29ca0820fa3d7cccad47d2da56c9ab5469ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0bb756f002810d249caee51f3f1c309f3cdab5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1810b2fd7375de88a74976dcd402b29088e479ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/953eb3796ef06b8ea3bf6bdde14156255bc75866
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363448d069e29685ca37a118065121e486387af3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49a6c160ad4812476f8ae1a8f4ed6d15adfa6c09
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79wh-89xp-4888 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68176 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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