CVE-2025-68799
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
13/01/2026
Last modified:
13/01/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
caif: fix integer underflow in cffrml_receive()<br />
<br />
The cffrml_receive() function extracts a length field from the packet<br />
header and, when FCS is disabled, subtracts 2 from this length without<br />
validating that len >= 2.<br />
<br />
If an attacker sends a malicious packet with a length field of 0 or 1<br />
to an interface with FCS disabled, the subtraction causes an integer<br />
underflow.<br />
<br />
This can lead to memory exhaustion and kernel instability, potential<br />
information disclosure if padding contains uninitialized kernel memory.<br />
<br />
Fix this by validating that len >= 2 before performing the subtraction.
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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



