CVE-2025-38645 (GCVE-0-2025-38645)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-22 16:00 – Updated: 2026-05-11 21:32
VLAI
Title
net/mlx5: Check device memory pointer before usage
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 , < 9053a69abfb5680c2a95292b96df5d204bc0776f (git)
Affected: c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 , < eebb225fe6c9103293807b8edabcbad59f9589bc (git)
Affected: c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 , < 62d7cf455c887941ed6f105cd430ba04ee0b6c9f (git)
Affected: c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 , < 4249f1307932f1b6bbb8b7eba60d82f0b7e44430 (git)
Affected: c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 , < 3046b011d368162b1b9ca9453eee0fea930e0a93 (git)
Affected: c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 , < da899a1fd7c40e2e4302af1db7d0b8540fb22283 (git)
Affected: c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 , < 70f238c902b8c0461ae6fbb8d1a0bbddc4350eea (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 5.4
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.4 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.190 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.148 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.102 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.42 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.15.10 , ≤ 6.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.16.1 , ≤ 6.16.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.17 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-30T01:14:04+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-38645",
      "id": "CVE-2025-38645",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-08-22T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "246",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "28",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: net/mlx5: Check device memory pointer before usage",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-38645.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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