{
  "cveId": "CVE-2025-68762",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68762",
  "summary": "CVE-2025-68762 is fixed in linux on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68762 (version 6.17.13-1), released January 5, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error...",
  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error checks  Prevent a kernel warning when netconsole setup fails on devices with IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL flag. The warning (at kernel/workqueue.c:4242 in __flush_work) occurs because the cleanup path tries to cancel an uninitialized work queue.  When __netpoll_setup() encounters a device with IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL, it fails early and calls skb_pool_flush() for cleanup. This function calls cancel_work_sync(\u0026np-\u003Erefill_wq), but refill_wq hasn\u0027t been initialized yet, triggering the warning.  Move INIT_WORK() to the beginning of __netpoll_setup(), ensuring the work queue is properly initialized before any potential failure points. This allows the cleanup path to safely cancel the work queue regardless of where the setup fails.",
  "published": "2026-01-05T10:15:57Z",
  "severity": "",
  "epss": 0.00184,
  "epssPercentile": 0.0807,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "6.17.13-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68762",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-68762",
      "released": "2026-01-05T10:15:57Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T13:06:02Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}