char: applicom: fix NULL pointer dereference in ac_ioctl
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: char: applicom: fix NULL pointer dereference in ac_ioctl Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine. In ac_ioctl, the validation of IndexCard and the check for a valid RamIO pointer are skipped when cmd is 6. However, the function unconditionally executes readb(apbs[IndexCard].RamIO + VERS) at the end. If cmd is 6, IndexCard may reference a board that does not exist (where RamIO is NULL), leading to a NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by skipping the readb access when cmd is 6, as this command is a global information query and does not target a specific board context.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1678 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: char: applicom: fix NULL pointer dereference in ac_ioctl Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine. In ac_ioctl, the validation of IndexCard and the check for a valid RamIO pointer are skipped when cmd is 6. However, the function unconditionally executes readb(apbs[IndexCard].RamIO + VERS) at the end. If cmd is 6, IndexCard may reference a board that does not exist (where RamIO is NULL), leading to a NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by skipping the readb access when cmd is 6, as this command is a global information query and does not target a specific board context.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b8b353e09888bccee405e0dd6feafb60360f478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a6240804fb7bbd4f5f6e706955248a6f4c1abbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74883565c621eec6cd2e35fe6d27454cf2810c23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82d12088c297fa1cef670e1718b3d24f414c23f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b0452280029d05a98c75631131ee61c0b0d084
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d285517429a75423789e6408653e57b6fdfc8e54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f83e3e9f89181b42f6076a115d767a7552c4a39e
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68797.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68797