CVE-2025-68779
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Avoid unregistering PSP twice PSP is unregistered twice in: _mlx5e_remove -> mlx5e_psp_unregister mlx5e_nic_cleanup -> mlx5e_psp_unregister This leads to a refcount underflow in some conditions: ------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1694 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 [...] mlx5e_psp_unregister+0x26/0x50 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_nic_cleanup+0x26/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_remove+0xe6/0x1f0 [mlx5_core] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x18/0x30 device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0 bus_remove_device+0xc6/0x130 device_del+0x159/0x3c0 mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0xbc/0x2a0 [mlx5_core] [...] Do not directly remove psp from the _mlx5e_remove path, the PSP cleanup happens as part of profile cleanup.
At a glance
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: not scored yet.
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Deferred
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