scsi: target: Reset t_task_cdb pointer in error case
Priority LOW 34CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Reset t_task_cdb pointer in error case If allocation of cmd->t_task_cdb fails, it remains NULL but is later dereferenced in the 'err' path. In case of error, reset NULL t_task_cdb value to point at the default fixed-size buffer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00693 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 +4Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64, 6.18.3, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68782
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6v3-89j7-2957
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cac97b12bdab04832e0416d049efcd0d48d303b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fd86b444105c8bd07a763f58635c87e5dc7aea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8727663ded659aad55eef21e3864ebf5a4796a96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0260ad551b0815eb788d47f32899fbcd65d6f128
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d36db68fdb8a3325386fd9523b67735f944e1f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8edbb9e371af186b4cf40819dab65fafe109df4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5053eab38a4c4543522d0c320c639c56a8b59908
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68782 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68782 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6v3-89j7-2957 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68782 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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