CVE-2025-68362
Linux Kernel - Buffer Underflow in rtl8187_rx_cb() via Truncated Packet
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl818x: rtl8187: Fix potential buffer underflow in rtl8187_rx_cb() The rtl8187_rx_cb() calculates the rx descriptor header address by subtracting its size from the skb tail pointer. However, it does not validate if the received packet (skb->len from urb->actual_length) is large enough to contain this header. If a truncated packet is received, this will lead to a buffer underflow, reading memory before the start of the skb data area, and causing a kernel panic. Add length checks for both rtl8187 and rtl8187b descriptor headers before attempting to access them, dropping the packet cleanly if the check fails.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Scores
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
15.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (25)
linux/Kernel
2.6.27 - 5.10.248linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.198linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.160linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.17.13linux
linux/Kernel
6.18.0 - 6.18.2linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.120linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.63linux
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.27
Linux/Linux
2.6.27
Linux/Linux
5.10.248 - 5.10.*
... and 15 more
Published
Dec 24, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026