A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.62/6.17.12/6.18.1. This vulnerability affects the function sg_nents_for_len of the component crypto. This manipulation of the argument return causes unchecked return value.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-68763. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.