CVE-2025-39858

Published: Sep 19, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	affected `8533b14b3d65ee666ba31254787c1bdaee56d95a - < 7b77d8841a98a9f45c8a615222c698df8dec581c` affected `8533b14b3d65ee666ba31254787c1bdaee56d95a - < e580beaf43d563aaf457f1c7f934002355ebfe7b`
Linux	Linux	affected `6.15` unaffected `0 - < 6.15` unaffected `6.16.6 - <= 6.16.` unaffected `6.17 - <= `

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b77d8841a98a9f45c8a615222c698df8dec581c

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e580beaf43d563aaf457f1c7f934002355ebfe7b

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CVE-2025-39858

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