CVE-2025-39858

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

References (2)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b77d8841a98a9f45c8a615222c698df8dec581c

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e580beaf43d563aaf457f1c7f934002355ebfe7b

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Affected Products (6)

linux/linux_kernel < 6.16.6

linux/linux_kernel

linux/Kernel < 6.16.6linux

Timeline

Published Sep 19, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026