CVE-2025-21975

net/mlx5: handle errors in mlx5_chains_create_table()

published April 1, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5: handle errors in mlx5_chains_create_table()

In mlx5_chains_create_table(), the return value of mlx5_get_fdb_sub_ns()

and mlx5_get_flow_namespace() must be checked to prevent NULL pointer

dereferences. If either function fails, the function should log error

message with mlx5_core_warn() and return error pointer.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00194 · 8.6th percentile
Published
2025-04-01T15:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 APR 15:47Z
    net/mlx5: handle errors in mlx5_chains_create_table()
    cvelistv5