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.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title eth: mlx4: Fix IS_ERR() vs NULL check bug in mlx4_en_create_rx_ring
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-19T15:26:28.985Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.143Z

Link: CVE-2025-39858

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-19T16:15:44.760

Modified: 2025-09-19T16:15:44.760

Link: CVE-2025-39858

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