CVE-2025-68370
- Published: 2025-12-24T11:16:00.573
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
coresight: tmc: add the handle of the event to the path
The handle is essential for retrieving the AUX_EVENT of each CPU and is
required in perf mode. It has been added to the coresight_path so that
dependent devices can access it from the path when needed.
The existing bug can be reproduced with:
perf record -e cs_etm//k -C 0-9 dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null
Showing an oops as follows:
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 000f6e84934ed19e
Call trace:
tmc_etr_get_buffer+0x30/0x80 [coresight_tmc] (P)
catu_enable_hw+0xbc/0x3d0 [coresight_catu]
catu_enable+0x70/0xe0 [coresight_catu]
coresight_enable_path+0xb0/0x258 [coresight]
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How to fix CVE-2025-68370
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: tmc: add the handle of the event to the path The handle is essential for retrieving the AUX_EVENT of each CPU and is required in perf mode. It has been added to the coresight_path so that dependent devices can access it from the path […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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