Answer in brief
CVE-2025-21882 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=be034baba83e2a80a0b2c0f24c08547b6eedc79a <fead368502bce0e10bea7c0d2895b2fa0c6c10aa || >=be034baba83e2a80a0b2c0f24c08547b6eedc79a <7f3528f7d2f98b70e19a6bb7b130fc82c079ac54 | fead368502bce0e10bea7c0d2895b2fa0c6c10aa, 7f3528f7d2f98b70e19a6bb7b130fc82c079ac54 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.13 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Mar 27, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error When enabling vport QoS fails, the scheduling node was never freed, causing a leak. Add the missing free and reset the vport scheduling node pointer to NULL.
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