CVE-2025-68793: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-p9c6-r3cq-rfj5
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CVSS 7.8
CWE-416
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-68793 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-416: Use After Free) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. at some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2025-68793 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-68793
GHSA Identifier GHSA-p9c6-r3cq-rfj5
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.8
CWE Classification CWE-416: Use After Free
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2025-68793

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-68793, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-416: Use After Free, where the product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. at some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix a job->pasid access race in gpu recovery Avoid a possible UAF in GPU recovery due to a race between the sched timeout callback and the tdr work queue. The gpu recovery function calls drm_sched_stop() and later drm_sched_start(). drm_sched_start() restarts the tdr queue which will eventually free the job. If the tdr queue frees the job before time out callback completes, the job will be freed and we'll get a UAF when accessing the pasid. Cache it early to avoid the UAF. Example KASAN trace: [ 493.058141] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in amdgpu_device_gpu_recover+0x968/0x990 [amdgpu] [ 493.067530] Read of size 4 at addr ffff88b0ce3f794c by task kworker/u128:1/323 [ 493.074892] [ 493.076485] CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 323 Comm: kworker/u128:1 Tainted: G E 6.16.0-1289896.2.zuul.bf4f11df81c1410bbe901c4373305a31 #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 493.076493] Tainted: [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE [ 493.076495] Hardware name: TYAN B8021G88V2HR-2T/S8021GM2NR-2T, BIOS V1.03.B10 04/01/2019 [ 493.076500] Workqueue: amdgpu-reset-dev drm_sched_job_timedout [gpu_sched] [ 493.076512] Call Trace: [ 493.076515] <TASK> [ 493.076518] dump_stack_lvl+0x64/0x80 [ 493.076529] print_report+0xce/0x630 [ 493.076536] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x86/0xd0 [ 493.076541] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 [ 493.076545] ? amdgpu_device_gpu_recover+0x968/0x990 [amdgpu] [ 493.077253] kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0 [ 493.077258] ? amdgpu_device_gpu_recover+0x968/0x990 [amdgpu] [ 493.077965] amdgpu_device_gpu_recover+0x968/0x990 [amdgpu] [ 493.078672] ? __pfx_amdgpu_device_gpu_recover+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ 493.079378] ? amdgpu_coredump+0x1fd/0x4c0 [amdgpu] [ 493.080111] amdgpu_job_timedout+0x642/0x1400 [amdgpu] [ 493.080903] ? pick_task_fair+0x24e/0x330 [ 493.080910] ? __pfx_amdgpu_job_timedout+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ 493.081702] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x75/0xc0 [ 493.081708] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 493.081712] drm_sched_job_timedout+0x1b0/0x4b0 [gpu_sched] [ 493.081721] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irq+0x10/0x10 [ 493.081725] process_one_work+0x679/0xff0 [ 493.081732] worker_thread+0x6ce/0xfd0 [ 493.081736] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 493.081739] kthread+0x376/0x730 [ 493.081744] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 493.081748] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irq+0x10/0x10 [ 493.081751] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 493.081755] ret_from_fork+0x247/0x330 [ 493.081761] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 493.081764] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 493.081771] </TASK> (cherry picked from commit 20880a3fd5dd7bca1a079534cf6596bda92e107d)

References

NVD — CVE-2025-68793 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68793
git.kernel.org/stable/c/77f7325301... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77f73253015cbc7893fca1821ac3eae9eb4bc943
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac58c012c... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac58c012c47cadf337a35eb05d44498c43e5cd0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-68793?
CVE-2025-68793 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-416: Use After Free.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2025-68793?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68793?
CVE-2025-68793 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-68793?
CVE-2025-68793 is classified under CWE-416: Use After Free (The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-68793?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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