CVE-2025-38122
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo() did not check for this case before…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo() did not check for this case before dereferencing the returned pointer. Add a missing NULL check to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference when allocation fails. This improves robustness in low-memory scenarios.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12c331b29c7397ac3b03584e12902990693bc248Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e5ead9e4e91fbe7799bd38afd8904543be1cb51Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f6265fce3bd424ded666481b37f106d7915fb6bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0319c9b1648a67511e947a596ca86888451c0a7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae98a1787fdcb0096d122bc80d93c3c7d812c04bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741a7ef68023ac800054e2131c3e22e647fd7e3Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.