If left unpatched, CVE-2025-68215 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.
Status: Deferred
Last updated: 🕕 30 Jul 2026, 06:24 UTC
Originally published on: 🕑 16 Dec 2025, 14:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 225 days
CVSS Release: version 3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2025-68215: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix PTP cleanup on driver removal in error path Improve the cleanup on releasing PTP resources in error path. The error case might happen either at the driver probe and PTP feature initialization or on PTP restart (errors in reset handling, NVM update etc). In both cases, calls to PF PTP cleanup (ice_ptp_cleanup_pf function) and 'ps_lock' mutex deinitialization were missed. Additionally, ptp clock was not unregistered in the latter case. Keep PTP state as 'uninitialized' on init to distinguish between error scenarios and to avoid resource release duplication at driver removal. The consequence of missing ice_ptp_cleanup_pf call is the following call trace dumped when ice_adapter object is freed (port list is not empty, as it is required at this stage): [ T93022] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ T93022] WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 93022 at ice/ice_adapter.c:67 ice_adapter_put+0xef/0x100 [ice] ... [ T93022] RIP: 0010:ice_adapter_put+0xef/0x100 [ice] ... [ T93022] Call Trace: [ T93022] <TASK> [ T93022] ? ice_adapter_put+0xef/0x100 [ice 33d2647ad4f6d866d41eefff1806df37c68aef0c] [ T93022] ? __warn.cold+0xb0/0x10e [ T93022] ? ice_adapter_put+0xef/0x100 [ice 33d2647ad4f6d866d41eefff1806df37c68aef0c] [ T93022] ? report_bug+0xd8/0x150 [ T93022] ? handle_bug+0xe9/0x110 [ T93022] ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70 [ T93022] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 [ T93022] ? ice_adapter_put+0xef/0x100 [ice 33d2647ad4f6d866d41eefff1806df37c68aef0c] [ T93022] pci_device_remove+0x42/0xb0 [ T93022] device_release_driver_internal+0x19f/0x200 [ T93022] driver_detach+0x48/0x90 [ T93022] bus_remove_driver+0x70/0xf0 [ T93022] pci_unregister_driver+0x42/0xb0 [ T93022] ice_module_exit+0x10/0xdb0 [ice 33d2647ad4f6d866d41eefff1806df37c68aef0c] ... [ T93022] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ T93022] ice: module unloaded
The exploitability of CVE-2025-68215 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
This vulnerability, CVE-2025-68215, requires a high level of attack complexity and low privileges, making it difficult but not impossible to exploit. Organizations should ensure robust security configurations to mitigate risks.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-68215, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-68215, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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