CVE-2025-39858

Published: Sep 19, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: mlx4: Fix IS_ERR() vs NULL check bug in mlx4_en_create_rx_ring Replace NULL check with IS_ERR() check after calling page_pool_create() since this function returns error pointers (ERR_PTR). Using NULL check could lead to invalid pointer dereference.

Affected (5)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.15 to 6.16.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.17 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.17 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.17 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.17 rc4

Related CWEs

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (2)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b77d8841a98a9f45c8a615222c698df8dec581c

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e580beaf43d563aaf457f1c7f934002355ebfe7b

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

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