CVE-2025-68789

hwmon: (ibmpex) fix use-after-free in high/low store

CVE-2025-68789 is fixed in 53 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68789, released January 13, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.8
Critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
n/a

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ibmpex) fix use-after-free in high/low store The ibmpex_high_low_store() function retrieves driver data using dev_get_drvdata() and uses it without validation. This creates a race condition where the sysfs callback can be invoked after the data structure is freed, leading to use-after-free. Fix by adding a NULL check after dev_get_drvdata(), and reordering operations in the deletion path to prevent TOCTOU.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 Feb 12, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 Feb 12, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 Feb 12, 2026
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kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.162-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68789 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.69-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68789 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68789 Jan 13, 2026

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