In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO

gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo()
did not check for this case before dereferencing the returned pointer.

Add a missing NULL check to prevent a potential NULL pointer
dereference when allocation fails.

This improves robustness in low-memory scenarios.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo() did not check for this case before dereferencing the returned pointer. Add a missing NULL check to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference when allocation fails. This improves robustness in low-memory scenarios.
Title gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-28T04:12:42.700Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.986Z

Link: CVE-2025-38122

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-03T09:15:26.297

Modified: 2025-07-03T15:13:53.147

Link: CVE-2025-38122

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38122 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-07-06T22:16:22Z