CVE-2025-21975
net/mlx5: handle errors in mlx5_chains_create_table()
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Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
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Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
5.6
References 7
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/15bdd93728369b2c8942a8e5d549d4b5dc04a2d9
- stable/c/29c419c64e9b396baeda1d8713d2aa3ba7c0acf6
- stable/c/1598307c914ba3d2642a2b03d1ff11efbdb7c6c2
- stable/c/637105ef0d46fe5beac15aceb431da3ec832bb00
- stable/c/1d34296409a519b4027750e3e82d9e19553a7398
- stable/c/093b4aaec97ec048623e3fe1e516fc45a954d412
- stable/c/eab0396353be1c778eba1c0b5180176f04dd21ce