# CVE-2025-37888: net/mlx5: Fix null-ptr-deref in mlx5\_create\_{inner\_,}ttc\_table()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix null-ptr-deref in mlx5_create_{inner_,}ttc_table() Add NULL check for mlx5_get_flow_namespace() returns in mlx5_create_inner_ttc_table() and mlx5_create_ttc_table() to prevent NULL pointer dereference.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b682680b12b08cd62b113ea92b2938195de1dfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecd9d2647ddb4f42a121de648e48659ae1856c39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91037037ee3d611ce17f39d75f79c7de394b122a

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