#VU121423 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68799
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121423
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68799
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the cffrml_receive() function in net/caif/cffrml.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21fdcc00656a60af3c7aae2dea8dd96abd35519c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec29714aa4e0601ea29d2f02b461fc0ac92c2c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/785c7be6361630070790f6235b696da156ac71b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a11ff0948b5ad09b71896b7ccc850625f9878d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f818cd472565f8b0c2c409b040e0121c5cf8592c