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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: caif: fix integer underflow in cffrml_receive() The cffrml_receive() function extracts a length field from the packet header and, when FCS is disabled, subtracts 2 from this length without validating that len >= 2. If an attacker sends a malicious packet with a length field of 0 or 1 to an interface with FCS disabled, the subtraction causes an integer underflow. This can lead to memory exhaustion and kernel instability, potential information disclosure if padding contains uninitialized kernel memory. Fix this by validating that len >= 2 before performing the subtraction.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-24 | Published 2026-01-13 | Updated 2026-02-09 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383 (git) before f407f1c9f45bbf5c99fd80b3f3f4a94fdbe35691
affected

b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383 (git) before c54091eec6fed19e94182aa05dd6846600a642f7
affected

b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383 (git) before 785c7be6361630070790f6235b696da156ac71b3
affected

b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383 (git) before f818cd472565f8b0c2c409b040e0121c5cf8592c
affected

b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383 (git) before 4ec29714aa4e0601ea29d2f02b461fc0ac92c2c3
affected

b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383 (git) before 21fdcc00656a60af3c7aae2dea8dd96abd35519c
affected

b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383 (git) before 8a11ff0948b5ad09b71896b7ccc850625f9878d1
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.35
affected

Any version before 2.6.35
unaffected

5.10.248 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.198 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.160 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.120 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.64 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.3 (semver)
unaffected

6.19 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/f407f1c9f45bbf5c99fd80b3f3f4a94fdbe35691

git.kernel.org/...c/c54091eec6fed19e94182aa05dd6846600a642f7

git.kernel.org/...c/785c7be6361630070790f6235b696da156ac71b3

git.kernel.org/...c/f818cd472565f8b0c2c409b040e0121c5cf8592c

git.kernel.org/...c/4ec29714aa4e0601ea29d2f02b461fc0ac92c2c3

git.kernel.org/...c/21fdcc00656a60af3c7aae2dea8dd96abd35519c

git.kernel.org/...c/8a11ff0948b5ad09b71896b7ccc850625f9878d1

cve.org (CVE-2025-68799)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-68799)

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