CVE-2025-68762 | net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error checks

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error checks Prevent a kernel warning when netconsole setup fails on devices with IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL flag. The warning (at kernel/workqueue.c:4242 in __flush_work) occurs because the cleanup path tries to cancel an uninitialized work queue. When __netpoll_setup() encounters a device with IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL, it fails early and calls skb_pool_flush() for cleanup. This function calls cancel_work_sync(&np->refill_wq), but refill_wq hasn't been initialized yet, triggering the warning. Move INIT_WORK() to the beginning of __netpoll_setup(), ensuring the work queue is properly initialized before any potential failure points. This allows the cleanup path to safely cancel the work queue regardless of where the setup fails.

Published: 2026-01-05 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-68762 is rated Low Risk (3.1/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-68762

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-05 0.02%

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OS Trackers for CVE-2025-68762

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-68762 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68762
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68762
suse low CVE-2025-68762 severity low: SUSE including 29 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 243 product×package rows across 47 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0, … (47 product lines)): Known Not Affected 237, Fixed 6. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68762/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-68762 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 174, not-affected 120, released 99, needed 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68762

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-68762

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References for CVE-2025-68762

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