Bug 2422738 (CVE-2025-68188)

Summary: CVE-2025-68188 kernel: tcp: use dst_dev_rcu() in tcp_fastopen_active_disable_ofo_check()
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A potential use-after-free was found in the TCP Fast Open implementation in the Linux kernel. The tcp_fastopen_active_disable_ofo_check() function accesses dst_dev()->flags without proper RCU protection, which could lead to accessing a freed network device structure.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-16 14:07:42 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tcp: use dst_dev_rcu() in tcp_fastopen_active_disable_ofo_check()

Use RCU to avoid a pair of atomic operations and a potential
UAF on dst_dev()->flags.