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CVE-2025-39858
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-09-19T16:15:44.760 · Last modified 2026-06-17T09:18:38.570

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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