Is CVE-2025-68738 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-68738 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-68738?

CVE-2025-68738 has an EPSS score of 0.18% (8th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68738?

Upgrade linux on debian unstable to 6.17.13-1 or later. Fixes are available for 61 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-68738

UNSCORED

NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix null pointer deref in mt7996_conf_tx() If a link does not have an assigned channel yet, mt7996_vif_link returns NULL. We still need to store the updated queue settings in that case, and apply them later. Move the location of the queue params to within struct mt7996_vif_link.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:6.17.13-1CVE-2025-68738

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-aws-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2USN-8094-1

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-4

linux-azure-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1USN-8094-4

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-gcp-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3USN-8094-2

linux-hwe-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1008-realtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1USN-8094-3

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9USN-8094-2

linux-image-6.17.0-1009-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1009-aws-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1009-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3USN-8094-2

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1009-gcp-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3USN-8094-2

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1009-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1009-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1010-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1USN-8094-4

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-4

linux-image-6.17.0-1010-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-5

linux-image-6.17.0-1017-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-image-6.17.0-19-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-6.17.0-19-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-aws-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1USN-8094-4

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-4

linux-image-azure-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1USN-8094-4

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-4

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3USN-8094-2

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-gcp-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3USN-8094-2

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3USN-8094-2

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3USN-8094-2

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-generic-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

linux-image-oem-24.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-image-oem-24.04aUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-image-oem-24.04bUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-image-oem-24.04cUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-image-oem-24.04dUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-image-oem-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-oracle-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-image-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-5

linux-image-raspi-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-5

linux-image-realtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9USN-8094-2

linux-image-realtime-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1USN-8094-3

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9USN-8094-2

linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1USN-8094-3

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9USN-8094-2

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-virtual-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19USN-8094-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2USN-8094-1

linux-oem-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1017.17USN-8152-1

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9USN-8094-1

linux-oracle-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1USN-8094-1

linux-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.10USN-8094-5

linux-realtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9USN-8094-2

linux-realtime-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1USN-8094-3

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3.1 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

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