In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: fix a UAF problem in xattr repair The xchk_setup_xattr_buf function can allocate a new value buffer, which means that any reference to ab->value before the call could become a dangling pointer. Fix this by moving an assignment to after the buffer setup.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-68784 is rated Low Risk (6.3/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). 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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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.02% | 0.17% | +0.15% |
| 2 | 2026-01-14 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
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| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2025-68784 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-2025-68784 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68784 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2025-68784 severity moderate: SUSE including 109 source package names (13.2-9.1:libsqlite3-0-3.49.1-1.1, 2.1.3-6.31:libsqlite3-0-3.49.1-1.1, …), 407 product×package rows across 64 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (64 product lines)): Known Not Affected 217, Fixed 165, First Fixed 25. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68784/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-68784 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 179, not-affected 112, released 88, pending 11, needed 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68784 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No affected products in dataset. | |||