CVE-2025-68257

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  • Published: 2025-12-16T15:15:55.100

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

comedi: check device’s attached status in compat ioctls

Syzbot identified an issue [1] that crashes kernel, seemingly due to
unexistent callback dev->get_valid_routes(). By all means, this should
not occur as said callback must always be set to
get_zero_valid_routes() in __comedi_device_postconfig().

As the crash seems to appear exclusively in i386 kernels, at least,
judging from [1] reports, the blame lies with compat versions
of standard IOCTL handlers. Several of them are modified and
do not use comedi_unlocked_ioctl(). While functionality of these
ioctls essentially copy their original versions, they do not
have required sanity check for device’s attached status. This,
in turn, leads to a possibility of calling select IOCTLs on a
device that has not been properly setup, even via COMEDI_DEVCONFIG.

Doing so on unconfigured devices means that several crucial steps
are missed, for instance, specifying dev->get_valid_routes()
callback.

Fix this somewhat crudely by ensuring device’s attached status before
performing any ioctls, improving logic consistency between modern
and compat functions.

[1] Syzbot report:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
…
CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 000000006c717000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0
Call Trace:

get_valid_routes drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:1322 [inline]
parse_insn+0x78c/0x1970 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:1401
do_insnlist_ioctl+0x272/0x700 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:1594
compat_insnlist drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:3208 [inline]
comedi_compat_ioctl+0x810/0x990 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:3273
__do_compat_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:695 [inline]
__se_compat_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:638 [inline]
__ia32_compat_sys_ioctl+0x242/0x370 fs/ioctl.c:638
do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:83 [inline]
…

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How to fix CVE-2025-68257

CVE-2025-68257 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: check device’s attached status in compat ioctls Syzbot identified an issue [1] that crashes kernel, seemingly due to unexistent callback dev->get_valid_routes(). By all means, this should not occur as said callback must always be set to get_zero_valid_routes() in __comedi_device_postconfig(). As the crash seems to […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Dec 16, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Dec 24, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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