1. Home
  2. Vulnerabilities
  3. CVE-2025-68776
0.0
NA
CVE-2025-68776
net/hsr: fix NULL pointer dereference in prp_get_untagged_frame()
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/hsr: fix NULL pointer dereference in prp_get_untagged_frame() prp_get_untagged_frame() calls __pskb_copy() to create frame->skb_std but doesn't check if the allocation failed. If __pskb_copy() returns NULL, skb_clone() is called with a NULL pointer, causing a crash: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000000f: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000078-0x000000000000007f] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5625 Comm: syz.1.18 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_clone+0xd7/0x3a0 net/core/skbuff.c:2041 Code: 03 42 80 3c 20 00 74 08 4c 89 f7 e8 23 29 05 f9 49 83 3e 00 0f 85 a0 01 00 00 e8 94 dd 9d f8 48 8d 6b 7e 49 89 ee 49 c1 ee 03 <43> 0f b6 04 26 84 c0 0f 85 d1 01 00 00 44 0f b6 7d 00 41 83 e7 0c RSP: 0018:ffffc9000d00f200 EFLAGS: 00010207 RAX: ffffffff892235a1 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff88803372a480 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000820 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: 000000000000007e R08: ffffffff8f7d0f77 R09: 1ffffffff1efa1ee R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1efa1ef R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: 0000000000000820 R14: 000000000000000f R15: ffff88805144cc00 FS: 0000555557f6d500(0000) GS:ffff88808d72f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000555581d35808 CR3: 000000005040e000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> hsr_forward_do net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:-1 [inline] hsr_forward_skb+0x1013/0x2860 net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:741 hsr_handle_frame+0x6ce/0xa70 net/hsr/hsr_slave.c:84 __netif_receive_skb_core+0x10b9/0x4380 net/core/dev.c:5966 __netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:6077 [inline] __netif_receive_skb+0x72/0x380 net/core/dev.c:6192 netif_receive_skb_internal net/core/dev.c:6278 [inline] netif_receive_skb+0x1cb/0x790 net/core/dev.c:6337 tun_rx_batched+0x1b9/0x730 drivers/net/tun.c:1485 tun_get_user+0x2b65/0x3e90 drivers/net/tun.c:1953 tun_chr_write_iter+0x113/0x200 drivers/net/tun.c:1999 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f0449f8e1ff Code: 89 54 24 18 48 89 74 24 10 89 7c 24 08 e8 f9 92 02 00 48 8b 54 24 18 48 8b 74 24 10 41 89 c0 8b 7c 24 08 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 31 44 89 c7 48 89 44 24 08 e8 4c 93 02 00 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffd7ad94c90 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f044a1e5fa0 RCX: 00007f0449f8e1ff RDX: 000000000000003e RSI: 0000200000000500 RDI: 00000000000000c8 RBP: 00007ffd7ad94d20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 000000000000003e R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 00007f044a1e5fa0 R14: 00007f044a1e5fa0 R15: 0000000000000003 </TASK> Add a NULL check immediately after __pskb_copy() to handle allocation failures gracefully.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 13, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-68776 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
Add a NULL check after skb_copy to handle allocation failures.
  • Check the return value of __pskb_copy for NULL.
  • Handle NULL return from __pskb_copy gracefully.
  • Ensure skb_clone is not called with a NULL pointer.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-68776.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1742974c24a9c1f1fd2e5edca0cbaccb720b397a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/188e0fa5a679570ea35474575e724d8211423d17
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6220d38a08f8837575cd8f830928b49a3a5a5095
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be6d25f4d974e44918ba3a5d58ebb9d36879087
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f289fa12926aae44347ca7d490e216555d8f255
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-68776 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-68776 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-68776 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-68776 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jan. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/hsr: fix NULL pointer dereference in prp_get_untagged_frame() prp_get_untagged_frame() calls __pskb_copy() to create frame->skb_std but doesn't check if the allocation failed. If __pskb_copy() returns NULL, skb_clone() is called with a NULL pointer, causing a crash: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000000f: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000078-0x000000000000007f] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5625 Comm: syz.1.18 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:skb_clone+0xd7/0x3a0 net/core/skbuff.c:2041 Code: 03 42 80 3c 20 00 74 08 4c 89 f7 e8 23 29 05 f9 49 83 3e 00 0f 85 a0 01 00 00 e8 94 dd 9d f8 48 8d 6b 7e 49 89 ee 49 c1 ee 03 <43> 0f b6 04 26 84 c0 0f 85 d1 01 00 00 44 0f b6 7d 00 41 83 e7 0c RSP: 0018:ffffc9000d00f200 EFLAGS: 00010207 RAX: ffffffff892235a1 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff88803372a480 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000820 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: 000000000000007e R08: ffffffff8f7d0f77 R09: 1ffffffff1efa1ee R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1efa1ef R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: 0000000000000820 R14: 000000000000000f R15: ffff88805144cc00 FS: 0000555557f6d500(0000) GS:ffff88808d72f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000555581d35808 CR3: 000000005040e000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> hsr_forward_do net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:-1 [inline] hsr_forward_skb+0x1013/0x2860 net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:741 hsr_handle_frame+0x6ce/0xa70 net/hsr/hsr_slave.c:84 __netif_receive_skb_core+0x10b9/0x4380 net/core/dev.c:5966 __netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:6077 [inline] __netif_receive_skb+0x72/0x380 net/core/dev.c:6192 netif_receive_skb_internal net/core/dev.c:6278 [inline] netif_receive_skb+0x1cb/0x790 net/core/dev.c:6337 tun_rx_batched+0x1b9/0x730 drivers/net/tun.c:1485 tun_get_user+0x2b65/0x3e90 drivers/net/tun.c:1953 tun_chr_write_iter+0x113/0x200 drivers/net/tun.c:1999 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f0449f8e1ff Code: 89 54 24 18 48 89 74 24 10 89 7c 24 08 e8 f9 92 02 00 48 8b 54 24 18 48 8b 74 24 10 41 89 c0 8b 7c 24 08 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 31 44 89 c7 48 89 44 24 08 e8 4c 93 02 00 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffd7ad94c90 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f044a1e5fa0 RCX: 00007f0449f8e1ff RDX: 000000000000003e RSI: 0000200000000500 RDI: 00000000000000c8 RBP: 00007ffd7ad94d20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 000000000000003e R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 00007f044a1e5fa0 R14: 00007f044a1e5fa0 R15: 0000000000000003 </TASK> Add a NULL check immediately after __pskb_copy() to handle allocation failures gracefully.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1742974c24a9c1f1fd2e5edca0cbaccb720b397a
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/188e0fa5a679570ea35474575e724d8211423d17
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6220d38a08f8837575cd8f830928b49a3a5a5095
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be6d25f4d974e44918ba3a5d58ebb9d36879087
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f289fa12926aae44347ca7d490e216555d8f255
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
No CVSS metrics available for this vulnerability.