Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-21975
CVE-2025-21975
Description
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.
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Affected products
885.6+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: 5.6
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.6,<5.10.236
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords79 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6
< 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1+ 78 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1.150600.12.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1.150600.12.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1.21.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1.150700.17.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1.21.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.6.0, < 5.10.236
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- git.kernel.org/stable/c/093b4aaec97ec048623e3fe1e516fc45a954d412nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1598307c914ba3d2642a2b03d1ff11efbdb7c6c2nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/15bdd93728369b2c8942a8e5d549d4b5dc04a2d9nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d34296409a519b4027750e3e82d9e19553a7398nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/29c419c64e9b396baeda1d8713d2aa3ba7c0acf6nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/637105ef0d46fe5beac15aceb431da3ec832bb00nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eab0396353be1c778eba1c0b5180176f04dd21cenvdPatch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.htmlnvd
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