Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38645 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net/mlx5: Check device memory pointer before usage. 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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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
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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 | >=c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 <9053a69abfb5680c2a95292b96df5d204bc0776f || >=c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 <eebb225fe6c9103293807b8edabcbad59f9589bc || >=c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 <62d7cf455c887941ed6f105cd430ba04ee0b6c9f || >=c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 <4249f1307932f1b6bbb8b7eba60d82f0b7e44430 || >=c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 <3046b011d368162b1b9ca9453eee0fea930e0a93 || >=c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 <da899a1fd7c40e2e4302af1db7d0b8540fb22283 || >=c9b9dcb430b3cd0ad2b04c360c4e528d73430481 <70f238c902b8c0461ae6fbb8d1a0bbddc4350eea | 9053a69abfb5680c2a95292b96df5d204bc0776f, eebb225fe6c9103293807b8edabcbad59f9589bc, 62d7cf455c887941ed6f105cd430ba04ee0b6c9f, 4249f1307932f1b6bbb8b7eba60d82f0b7e44430, 3046b011d368162b1b9ca9453eee0fea930e0a93, da899a1fd7c40e2e4302af1db7d0b8540fb22283, 70f238c902b8c0461ae6fbb8d1a0bbddc4350eea |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.4 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 22, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
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.
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