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CVE-2025-38645
net/mlx5: Check device memory pointer before usage
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Check device memory pointer before usage Add a NULL check before accessing device memory to prevent a crash if dev->dm allocation in mlx5_init_once() fails.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9053a69abfb5680c2a95292b96df5d204bc0776f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eebb225fe6c9103293807b8edabcbad59f9589bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d7cf455c887941ed6f105cd430ba04ee0b6c9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4249f1307932f1b6bbb8b7eba60d82f0b7e44430
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3046b011d368162b1b9ca9453eee0fea930e0a93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da899a1fd7c40e2e4302af1db7d0b8540fb22283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f238c902b8c0461ae6fbb8d1a0bbddc4350eea
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481, 5.4, 0, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 22nd, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.