{"id":"CVE-2025-68302","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sxgbe: fix potential NULL dereference in sxgbe_rx()\n\nCurrently, when skb is null, the driver prints an error and then\ndereferences skb on the next line.\n\nTo fix th…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sxgbe: fix potential NULL dereference in sxgbe_rx()\n\nCurrently, when skb is null, the driver prints an error and then\ndereferences skb on the next line.\n\nTo fix th…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","published":"2025-12-16","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T19:10:00.193","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68302","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ef3ad1bb57dcf1a9ee61736039aedccf670b21","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45b5b4ddb8d6bea5fc1625ff6f163bbb125d49cc","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46e5332126596a2ca791140feab18ce1fc1a3c86","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd789d6ea4915034eb6bcb72f6883c8151083e5","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f46c0be77bfe45830ac33102c75be7c34ac3f3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac171c3c755499c9f87fe30b920602255f8b5648","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5bce28f6b9125502abec4a67d68eabcd24b3b17","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00455,"epssPercentile":0.37747,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:28.851Z","slug":"CVE-2025-68302","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sxgbe: fix potential NULL dereference in sxgbe_rx()\n\nCurrently, when skb is null, the driver prints an error and then\ndereferences skb on the next line.\n\nTo fix this, let's add a 'break' after the error message to switch\nto sxgbe_rx_refill(), which is similar to the approach taken by the\nother drivers in this particular case, e.g. calxeda with xgmac_rx().\n\nFound during a code review.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}