CVE-2025-21975

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (24)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.180linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.132linux
linux/Kernel 5.6.0 - 5.10.236linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.13.8linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.84linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.20linux
Linux/Linux < 5.6
Linux/Linux 39ac237ce00968545e7298faa9e07ecb7e440fb5 - 093b4aaec97ec048623e3fe1e516fc45a954d412
Linux/Linux 39ac237ce00968545e7298faa9e07ecb7e440fb5 - 1598307c914ba3d2642a2b03d1ff11efbdb7c6c2
Linux/Linux 39ac237ce00968545e7298faa9e07ecb7e440fb5 - 15bdd93728369b2c8942a8e5d549d4b5dc04a2d9
... and 14 more
Published Apr 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026