Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-68302
CVE-2025-68302
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: sxgbe: fix potential NULL dereference in sxgbe_rx()
Currently, when skb is null, the driver prints an error and then dereferences skb on the next line.
To fix this, let's add a 'break' after the error message to switch to sxgbe_rx_refill(), which is similar to the approach taken by the other drivers in this particular case, e.g. calxeda with xgmac_rx().
Found during a code review.
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Affected products
62- osv-coords61 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
>= 3.15.0, < 5.10.247+ 60 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.15.0, < 5.10.247
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ef3ad1bb57dcf1a9ee61736039aedccf670b21nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/45b5b4ddb8d6bea5fc1625ff6f163bbb125d49ccnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46e5332126596a2ca791140feab18ce1fc1a3c86nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd789d6ea4915034eb6bcb72f6883c8151083e5nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f46c0be77bfe45830ac33102c75be7c34ac3f3nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac171c3c755499c9f87fe30b920602255f8b5648nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5bce28f6b9125502abec4a67d68eabcd24b3b17nvd
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