CVE-2025-38645
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.190
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.148
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.102
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.42
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.10
- Linux Kernel < 6.16.1
- Debian Linux 11.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3046b011d368162b1b9ca9453eee0fea930e0a93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4249f1307932f1b6bbb8b7eba60d82f0b7e44430
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d7cf455c887941ed6f105cd430ba04ee0b6c9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f238c902b8c0461ae6fbb8d1a0bbddc4350eea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9053a69abfb5680c2a95292b96df5d204bc0776f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da899a1fd7c40e2e4302af1db7d0b8540fb22283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eebb225fe6c9103293807b8edabcbad59f9589bc
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3046b011d368162b1b9ca9453eee0fea930e0a93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4249f1307932f1b6bbb8b7eba60d82f0b7e44430
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d7cf455c887941ed6f105cd430ba04ee0b6c9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f238c902b8c0461ae6fbb8d1a0bbddc4350eea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9053a69abfb5680c2a95292b96df5d204bc0776f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da899a1fd7c40e2e4302af1db7d0b8540fb22283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eebb225fe6c9103293807b8edabcbad59f9589bc
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html