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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68816

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68816 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: fw_tracer, Validate format string parameters Add validation for format string parameters in the firmware tracer to prevent potential security vulnerabilities and crashes from malformed format strings received from firmware. The firmware tracer receives format strings from the device firmware and uses them to format trace messages. Without proper validation, bad firmware could provide format strings with invalid format specifiers (e.g., %s, %p, %n) that could lead to crashes, or other undefined behavior. Add mlx5_tracer_validate_params() to validate that all format specifiers in trace strings are limited to safe integer/hex formats (%x, %d, %i, %u, %llx, %lx, etc.). Reject strings containing other format types that could be used to access arbitrary memory or cause crashes. Invalid format strings are added to the trace output for visibility with "BAD_FORMAT: " prefix.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux6.1.106-1, 6.1.106-2, 6.1.106-3
Debian:11linux-6.1*, 6.1.159-1, 6.1.158-1
Debian:14linux6.17.11-1, 6.17.12-1, 6.17.13-1
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1, 6.12.63-1, 6.12.63-1
Debian:11linux5.10.216-1, 5.10.218-1, 5.10.221-1

Timeline

  • Jan 13, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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