Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-38122

Description

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

gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO

gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo() did not check for this case before dereferencing the returned pointer.

Add a missing NULL check to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference when allocation fails.

This improves robustness in low-memory scenarios.

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Affected products

127

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.14,<5.15.186
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 5.14
osv-coords123 versions
pkg:linux/kernel pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_72&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5
>= 5.14.0, < 5.15.186+ 122 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.14.0, < 5.15.186
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.272.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.272.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.272.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1.150600.12.28.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1.21.10
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1.21.10
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.272.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.272.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.272.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.272.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.48.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.3.1

cvss	0.358
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

CVE-2025-38122

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