mtdchar: fix integer overflow in read/write ioctls
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: 2 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: mtdchar: fix integer overflow in read/write ioctls The "req.start" and "req.len" variables are u64 values that come from the user at the start of the function. We mask away the high 32 bits of "req.len" so that's capped at U32_MAX but the "req.start" variable can go up to U64_MAX which means that the addition can still integer overflow. Use check_add_overflow() to fix this bug.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00186 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.159, 6.6.118, 6.12.60 +2Red Hat: 2 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 6.1.159, 6.6.118, 6.12.60, 6.17.10, 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68237
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3xh-v3rf-7vqm
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f37efdd97fd1ec3e0d0f1eec279c8279e28f981e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/457376c6fbf0c69326a9bf1f72416225f681192b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb9361484814fb12f3b7544b33835ea67d7a6a97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37944f4f8199cd153fef74e95ca268020162f212
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4185bed738da755b191aa3f2e16e8b48450e1b8
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68237 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68237 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3xh-v3rf-7vqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68237 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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