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CVE-2025-68763 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3854d65cc4402cb8c52d4d773450a06efecab6 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1af5c973dd744e29fa22121f43e8646b7a7a71a7 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3f71cf02e04cfaa482155e3078707fe7f8aef4 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9eb52037a529fbb307c290e9951a62dd728b03d kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-68763
NVD Published Date:
01/05/2026
NVD Last Modified:
01/08/2026
Source:
kernel.org