CVE-2025-68797

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: char: applicom: fix NULL pointer dereference in ac_ioctl Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine. In ac_ioctl, the validation of IndexCard and the check for a valid RamIO pointer are skipped when cmd is 6. However, the function unconditionally executes readb(apbs[IndexCard].RamIO + VERS) at the end. If cmd is 6, IndexCard may reference a board that does not exist (where RamIO is NULL), leading to a NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by skipping the readb access when cmd is 6, as this command is a global information query and does not target a specific board context.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f83e3e9f89181b42f6076a115d767a7552c4a39e

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d285517429a75423789e6408653e57b6fdfc8e54

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82d12088c297fa1cef670e1718b3d24f414c23f7

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74883565c621eec6cd2e35fe6d27454cf2810c23

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b8b353e09888bccee405e0dd6feafb60360f478

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-13

Updated: 2026-01-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00018