Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-68782scsi: target: Reset t_task_cdb pointer in error case

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity null pointer dereference 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 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Reset t_task_cdb pointer in error case If allocation of cmd->t_task_cdb fails, it remains NULL but is later dereferenced in the 'err' path. In case of error, reset NULL t_task_cdb value to point at the default fixed-size buffer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.162-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68782
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1DSA-6126-1
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68782
Debian:14linux6.18.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-173.183UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-110.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-22.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1103.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1109.118UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1054.60UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1013.13USN-8245-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8245-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1109.118.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1103.112UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1099.105UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1050.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1086.94UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1037.40UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-22.22~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1097.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1051.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1098.104UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1095.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-173.183UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-110.110.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1098.99UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1051.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1051.54.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1055.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1100.106UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1049.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1097.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1010.11USN-8177-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1010.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-22.22.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.176.17.0-22.22.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1067.71UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68782

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 9e95fb805dc043cc8ed878a08d1583e4097a5f80 – before 6cac97b12bdab04832e0416d049efcd0d48d303b9e95fb805dc043cc8ed878a08d1583e4097a5f80 – before 45fd86b444105c8bd07a763f58635c87e5dc7aea9e95fb805dc043cc8ed878a08d1583e4097a5f80 – before 8727663ded659aad55eef21e3864ebf5a4796a969e95fb805dc043cc8ed878a08d1583e4097a5f80 – before 0260ad551b0815eb788d47f32899fbcd65d6f1289e95fb805dc043cc8ed878a08d1583e4097a5f80 – before 0d36db68fdb8a3325386fd9523b67735f944e1f39e95fb805dc043cc8ed878a08d1583e4097a5f80 – before 8edbb9e371af186b4cf40819dab65fafe109df4d9e95fb805dc043cc8ed878a08d1583e4097a5f80 – before 5053eab38a4c4543522d0c320c639c56a8b59908
Linux Linux 5.8

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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