Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-68804

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_ishtp: Fix UAF after unbinding driver After unbinding the driver, another kthread is st

Published Jan 13, 2026 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68804. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 26a14267aff218c60b89007fdb44ca392ba6122c <27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b84020

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_ishtp: Fix UAF after unbinding driver After unbinding the driver, another kthread is still accessing the device, resulting an UAF and crash. The driver doesn't unregister the EC device in .remove() which should shutdown sub-devices synchronously. Fix it.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 26a14267aff218c60b89007fdb44ca392ba6122c <27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b8402026a14267aff218c60b89007fdb44ca392ba6122c <27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b84020

How to fix CVE-2025-68804

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-68804 lists a fix boundary at 27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b84020. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 26a14267aff218c60b89007fdb44ca392ba6122c <27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b84020

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68804. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 26a14267aff218c60b89007fdb44ca392ba6122c <27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b84020 26a14267aff218c60b89007fdb44ca392ba6122c <27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b84020. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_ishtp: Fix UAF after unbinding driver After unbinding the driver, another kthread is still accessing the device, resulting an UAF and crash. The driver doesn't unregister the EC device in .remove() which should shutdown sub-devices synchronously. Fix it.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_ishtp: Fix UAF after unbinding driver After unbinding the driver, another kthread is still accessing the device, resulting an UAF and crash. The driver doesn't unregister the EC device in .remove() which should shutdown sub-devices synchronously. Fix it.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68804

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-68804

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2293

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_ishtp: Fix UAF after unbinding driver After unbinding the driver, another kthread is still accessing the device, resulting an UAF and crash. The driver doesn't unregister the EC device in

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 7, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026