CVE-2025-68808

Estado: AplazadaAlta (7.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: vidtv: initialize local pointers upon transfer of memory ownership

vidtv_channel_si_init() creates a temporary list (program, service, event) and ownership of the memory itself is transferred to the PAT/SDT/EIT tables through vidtv_psi_pat_program_assign(), vidtv_psi_sdt_service_assign(), vidtv_psi_eit_event_assign().

The problem here is that the local pointer where the memory ownership transfer was completed is not initialized to NULL.

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This causes the vidtv_psi_pmt_create_sec_for_each_pat_entry() function to fail, and in the flow that jumps to free_eit, the memory that was freed by vidtv_psi_*_table_destroy() can be accessed again by vidtv_psi_*_event_destroy() due to the uninitialized local pointer, so it is freed once again.

Therefore, to prevent use-after-free and double-free vulnerability, local pointers must be initialized to NULL when transferring memory ownership.

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.8

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.15%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 3
Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
Impacto principalT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact80 %
Impacto secundarioT1005 Data from Local Systemcollection60 %

Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L, PR:L) de use-after-free y double-free en el kernel Linux que permite a un atacante con privilegios locales causar DoS (kernel panic) o lectura de memoria.

Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.

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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: vidtv: initialize local pointers upon transfer of memory ownership\n\nvidtv_channel_si_init() creates a temporary list (program, service, event)\nand ownership of the memory itself is transferred to the PAT/SDT/EIT\ntables through vidtv_psi_pat_program_assign(),\nvidtv_psi_sdt_service_assign(), vidtv_psi_eit_event_assign().\n\nThe problem here is that the local pointer where the memory ownership\ntransfer was completed is not initialized to NULL. This causes the\nvidtv_psi_pmt_create_sec_for_each_pat_entry() function to fail, and\nin the flow that jumps to free_eit, the memory that was freed by\nvidtv_psi_*_table_destroy() can be accessed again by\nvidtv_psi_*_event_destroy() due to the uninitialized local pointer, so it\nis freed once again.\n\nTherefore, to prevent use-after-free and double-free vulnerability,\nlocal pointers must be initialized to NULL when transferring memory\nownership."
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nmedia: vidtv: inicializar punteros locales tras la transferencia de la propiedad de la memoria\n\nvidtv_channel_si_init() crea una lista temporal (programa, servicio, evento) y la propiedad de la memoria misma se transfiere a las tablas PAT/SDT/EIT a través de vidtv_psi_pat_program_assign(), vidtv_psi_sdt_service_assign(), vidtv_psi_eit_event_assign().\n\nEl problema aquí es que el puntero local donde se completó la transferencia de la propiedad de la memoria no se inicializa a NULL. Esto hace que la función vidtv_psi_pmt_create_sec_for_each_pat_entry() falle, y en el flujo que salta a free_eit, la memoria que fue liberada por vidtv_psi_*_table_destroy() puede ser accedida de nuevo por vidtv_psi_*_event_destroy() debido al puntero local no inicializado, por lo que se libera una vez más.\n\nPor lo tanto, para prevenir la vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación y doble liberación, los punteros locales deben inicializarse a NULL al transferir la propiedad de la memoria."
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