Vulnerability · Published Jan 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-68766irqchip/mchp-eic: Fix error code in mchp_eic_domain_alloc()

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/mchp-eic: Fix error code in mchp_eic_domain_alloc() If irq_domain_translate_twocell() sets "hwirq" to >= MCHP_EIC_NIRQ (2) then it results in an out of bounds access. The code checks for invalid values, but doesn't set the error code. Return -EINVAL in that case, instead of returning success.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.162-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68766
Debian:13linux6.12.63-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68766
Debian:14linux6.17.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-110.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-19.19UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1054.60UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1050.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1037.40UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-19.19~24.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1051.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-110.110.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1051.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1051.54.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1049.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1008.9UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-19.19.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.176.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68766

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 00fa3461c86dd289b441d4d5a6bb236064bd207b – before 324c60a67c4b9668497940f667db14d216cc7b1b00fa3461c86dd289b441d4d5a6bb236064bd207b – before c21c606ad398eeb86a0f3aaff9ba4f2665e286c600fa3461c86dd289b441d4d5a6bb236064bd207b – before 3873afcb57614c1aaa5b6715554d6d1c22cac95a00fa3461c86dd289b441d4d5a6bb236064bd207b – before 09efe7cfbf919c4d763bc425473fcfee0dc9835600fa3461c86dd289b441d4d5a6bb236064bd207b – before efd65e2e2fd96f7aaa5cb07d79bbbfcfc80aa55200fa3461c86dd289b441d4d5a6bb236064bd207b – before 7dbc0d40d8347bd9de55c904f59ea44bcc8dedb7
Linux Linux 5.16

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