CVE-2025-68763

crypto: starfive - Correctly handle return of sg_nents_for_len

CVE-2025-68763 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68763, released January 5, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
10th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: starfive - Correctly handle return of sg_nents_for_len The return value of sg_nents_for_len was assigned to an unsigned long in starfive_hash_digest, causing negative error codes to be converted to large positive integers. Add error checking for sg_nents_for_len and return immediately on failure to prevent potential buffer overflows.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.63-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68763 Jan 5, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.17.13-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68763 Jan 5, 2026

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