wifi: rtl818x: Fix potential memory leaks in rtl8180_init_rx_ring()
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
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl818x: Fix potential memory leaks in rtl8180_init_rx_ring() In rtl8180_init_rx_ring(), memory is allocated for skb packets and DMA allocations in a loop. When an allocation fails, the previously successful allocations are not freed on exit. Fix that by jumping to err_free_rings label on error, which calls rtl8180_free_rx_ring() to free the allocations. Remove the free of rx_ring in rtl8180_init_rx_ring() error path, and set the freed priv->rx_buf entry to null, to avoid double free.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.25 and later | 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.25 and later Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- 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-2025-68759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55hf-cr49-h3r7
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3677c01891fb0239361e444afee8398868e34bdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89caaeee8dd95fae8bb4f4964e6fe3ca688500c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4fb7cca9837378878e6c94d9e7af019c8fdfcdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf8513dfa31ea015c9cf415796dca2113d293840
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee7db11742b30641f21306105ad27a275e3c61d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a813a74570212cb5f3a7d3b05c0cb0cd00bace1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9d1c4152e6d32fa74034464854bee262a60bc43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5b9c042b30befc5b37e4539ace95af70843473
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55hf-cr49-h3r7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68759 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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