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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

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  • Linux/Kernelllm-fuzzy2 versions
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    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 6.15

Patches

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