CVE-2025-68238
linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: rawnand: cadence: fix DMA device NULL point...
CVE-2025-68238 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68238, released December 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: rawnand: cadence: fix DMA device NULL pointer dereference The DMA device pointer `dma_dev` was being dereferenced before ensuring that `cdns_ctrl->dmac` is properly initialized. Move the assignment of `dma_dev` after successfully acquiring the DMA channel to ensure the pointer is valid before use.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 · sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.159-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68238 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.63-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68238 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.17.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68238 | Dec 16, 2025 |
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