Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2025· Updated Jan 14, 2026
eth: mlx4: Fix IS_ERR() vs NULL check bug in mlx4_en_create_rx_ring
CVE-2025-39858
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 products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.15
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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