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CVE-2025-37888: net/mlx5: Fix null-ptr-deref in mlx5_create_{inner_,}ttc_table()

Description

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

net/mlx5: Fix null-ptr-deref in mlx5_create_{inner_,}ttc_table()

Add NULL check for mlx5_get_flow_namespace() returns in
mlx5_create_inner_ttc_table() and mlx5_create_ttc_table() to prevent
NULL pointer dereference.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-37888

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 4.25% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-07 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37888
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b682680b12b08cd62b113ea92b2938195de1dfe
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecd9d2647ddb4f42a121de648e48659ae1856c39
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91037037ee3d611ce17f39d75f79c7de394b122a

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