CVE-2025-68763
crypto: starfive - Correctly handle return of sg_nents_for_len
Reported by linux · Published January 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: starfive - Correctly handle return of sg_nents_for_len The return value of sg_nents_for_len was assigned to an unsigned long in starfive_hash_digest, causing negative error codes to be converted to large positive integers. Add error checking for sg_nents_for_len and return immediately on failure to prevent potential buffer overflows.
EPSS 0.21% · 10.9th percentile
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | linux | 6.19, 6.18.2, 6.17.13, 6.12.63, 6.6.120 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 7883d1b28a2b0e62edcacea22de6b36a1918b15a, 7883d1b28a2b0e62edcacea22de6b36a1918b15a, 7883d1b28a2b0e62edcacea22de6b36a1918b15a |
| Linux | Linux | 6.5, 0, 6.6.120 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5, 6.5, 6.5 |
| Linux | Linux | 7883d1b28a2b0e62edcacea22de6b36a1918b15a, 7883d1b28a2b0e62edcacea22de6b36a1918b15a, 7883d1b28a2b0e62edcacea22de6b36a1918b15a |
Timeline
- Jan 4, 2026 CVE Published
- Jan 5, 2026 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 26, 2026 Coalition ESS Score (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (74 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory (80 in total, the first dated here)
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