#VU114258 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38590
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114258
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38590
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mlx5e_ipsec_offload_handle_rx_skb() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/137b12a4900eb6971b889839eab6036f72cbb217
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/314f568b84b01f6eac1e4313ca47f9ade4349443
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5782431d84716b66302b07ff1b32fea1023bd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d19c44b5c6dd72f9a357d0399604ec16a77de3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/781a0bbf377443ef06f3248221f06cb555935530