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Full vulnerability report · 2025

CVE-2025-68367High confidence

macintosh/mac_hid: fix race condition in mac_hid_toggle_emumouse

Linux · Linux

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Recommended action

Needs assessment

No CVSS base score is available from the CNA, CISA ADP or NIST. Absence of a score is not evidence of low risk; review the vendor advisory, affected exposure and exploit evidence.

Patch available

Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

19 package states

Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu release	Source package	Vendor state	Fixed version	Evidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-aws`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-azure`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-azure-fde`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-azure-nvidia`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-gcp`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-gke`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-gkeop`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-ibm`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-lowlatency`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-nvidia`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-nvidia-lowlatency`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-nvidia-tegra`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-oem-6.11`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-oracle`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-raspi`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-raspi-realtime`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-realtime`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive	`linux-riscv`	Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.	`Not published in this feed`	Canonical record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026

Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current

ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-205087

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state: Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation: Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score: Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence: No linked advisory details stored yet

Recommended actionNeeds assessment

No CVSS base score is available from the CNA, CISA ADP or NIST. Absence of a score is not evidence of low risk; review the vendor advisory, affected exposure and exploit evidence.

Patch available

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macintosh/mac_hid: fix race condition in mac_hid_toggle_emumouse The following warning appears when running syzkaller, and this issue also exists in the mainline code. ------------[ cut here ]------------ list_add double add: new=ffffffffa57eee28, prev=ffffffffa57eee28, next=ffffffffa5e63100. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1491 at lib/list_debug.c:35 __list_add_valid_or_report+0xf7/0x130 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 1491 Comm: syz.1.28 Not tainted 6.6.0+ #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0xf7/0x130 RSP: 0018:ff1100010dfb7b78 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffa57eee18 RCX: ffffffff97fc9817 RDX: 0000000000040000 RSI: ffa0000002383000 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: ffffffffa57eee28 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffe21c0021bf6f2c R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 6464615f7473696c R12: ffffffffa5e63100 R13: ffffffffa57eee28 R14: ffffffffa57eee28 R15: ff1100010dfb7d48 FS: 00007fb14398b640(0000) GS:ff11000119600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000010d096005 CR4: 0000000000773ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 80000000 Call Trace: <TASK> input_register_handler+0xb3/0x210 mac_hid_start_emulation+0x1c5/0x290 mac_hid_toggle_emumouse+0x20a/0x240 proc_sys_call_handler+0x4c2/0x6e0 new_sync_write+0x1b1/0x2d0 vfs_write+0x709/0x950 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 do_syscall_64+0x5a/0x110 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2 The WARNING occurs when two processes concurrently write to the mac-hid emulation sysctl, causing a race condition in mac_hid_toggle_emumouse(). Both processes read old_val=0, then both try to register the input handler, leading to a double list_add of the same handler. CPU0 CPU1 ------------------------- ------------------------- vfs_write() //write 1 vfs_write() //write 1 proc_sys_write() proc_sys_write() mac_hid_toggle_emumouse() mac_hid_toggle_emumouse() old_val = *valp // old_val=0 old_val = *valp // old_val=0 mutex_lock_killable() proc_dointvec() // *valp=1 mac_hid_start_emulation() input_register_handler() mutex_unlock() mutex_lock_killable() proc_dointvec() mac_hid_start_emulation() input_register_handler() //Trigger Warning mutex_unlock() Fix this by moving the old_val read inside the mutex lock region.

What

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation

Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.

No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material

Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.

None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path: the affected interface → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface: Unspecified
Privileges required: Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
User interaction: Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Attack complexity: Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Security boundary: Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Weakness ? CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.: CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector ? CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.: Not available from the selected scoring authority.
Post-exploitation / living off the land: No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-205087Official EUVD mapping

0 linked advisory records.

Official EUVD record

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-2920Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen, die möglicherweise zu einer Denial-of-Service- Bedingung führen oder eine Speicherbeschädigung verursachen können.

macintosh/mac_hid: fix race condition in mac_hid_toggle_emumouse

National CERT insights ?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

EUVD-2025-205087

What, why and how

Exploit reality and attack path

Official authority intelligence

Patch and workaround

Evidence and provenance

National CERT insights
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CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.