Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2026· Updated May 7, 2026
CVE-2026-43013
CVE-2026-43013
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: lag: Check for LAG device before creating debugfs
__mlx5_lag_dev_add_mdev() may return 0 (success) even when an error occurs that is handled gracefully. Consequently, the initialization flow proceeds to call mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() even when there is no valid LAG context.
mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() blindly created the debugfs directory and attributes. This exposed interfaces (like the members file) that rely on a valid ldev pointer, leading to potential NULL pointer dereferences if accessed when ldev is NULL.
Add a check to verify that mlx5_lag_dev(dev) returns a valid pointer before attempting to create the debugfs entries.
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Affected products
60cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.19,<6.1.168
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords53 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&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-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
< 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1+ 52 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1.150700.17.35.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1.160000.2.15
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1.160000.2.15
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1.21.24
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1.21.24
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1.160000.2.15
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.59.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.59.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.34.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7129632cab3e4d23510b21930aa73b8d97a859f5nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/89c65f2fcd8801365b410f40a427cbcd7f4c28e9nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3db46d5f4df92630a96f7bc77b60e75c2353e06nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf16bca6653679d8a514d6c1c5a2c67065033f14nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c53cf44588a93000f71817a6bb87a66353c48deenvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa774e6c920c81e700327bf10db8cb50d5db456nvdPatch
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