Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38526 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check. 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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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 | >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <27591d926191e42b2332e4bad3bcd3a49def393b || >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <5a5d64f0eec82076b2c09fee2195d640cfbe3379 || >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <245917d3c5ed7c6ae720302b64eac5c6f0c85177 || >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <3ce58b01ada408b372f15b7c992ed0519840e3cf | 27591d926191e42b2332e4bad3bcd3a49def393b, 5a5d64f0eec82076b2c09fee2195d640cfbe3379, 245917d3c5ed7c6ae720302b64eac5c6f0c85177, 3ce58b01ada408b372f15b7c992ed0519840e3cf |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 16, 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: ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check The function ice_lag_is_switchdev_running() is being called from outside of the LAG event handler code. This results in the lag->upper_netdev being NULL sometimes. To avoid a NULL-pointer dereference, there needs to be a check before it is dereferenced.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38526 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check. 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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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 | >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <27591d926191e42b2332e4bad3bcd3a49def393b || >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <5a5d64f0eec82076b2c09fee2195d640cfbe3379 || >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <245917d3c5ed7c6ae720302b64eac5c6f0c85177 || >=776fe19953b0e0af00399e50fb3b205101d4b3c1 <3ce58b01ada408b372f15b7c992ed0519840e3cf | 27591d926191e42b2332e4bad3bcd3a49def393b, 5a5d64f0eec82076b2c09fee2195d640cfbe3379, 245917d3c5ed7c6ae720302b64eac5c6f0c85177, 3ce58b01ada408b372f15b7c992ed0519840e3cf |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 16, 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: ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check The function ice_lag_is_switchdev_running() is being called from outside of the LAG event handler code. This results in the lag->upper_netdev being NULL sometimes. To avoid a NULL-pointer dereference, there needs to be a check before it is dereferenced.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.