Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: lag: Check for LAG device before creating debugfs
__mlx5_lag_dev_add_mdev() may return 0 (success) even when an error occurs that is handled gracefully. Consequently, the initialization flow proceeds to call mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() even when there is no valid LAG context.
mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() blindly created the debugfs directory and attributes. This exposed interfaces (like the members file) that rely on a valid ldev pointer, leading to potential NULL pointer dereferences if accessed when ldev is NULL.
Add a check to verify that mlx5_lag_dev(dev) returns a valid pointer before attempting to create the debugfs entries.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 7f46a0b7327ae261f9981888708dbca22c283900, < a3db46d5f4df92630a96f7bc77b60e75c2353e06; >= 7f46a0b7327ae261f9981888708dbca22c283900, < 7129632cab3e4d23510b21930aa73b8d97a859f5; >= 7f46a0b7327ae261f9981888708dbca22c283900, < cfa774e6c920c81e700327bf10db8cb50d5db456; >= 7f46a0b7327ae261f9981888708dbca22c283900, < c53cf44588a93000f71817a6bb87a66353c48dee; >= 7f46a0b7327ae261f9981888708dbca22c283900, < 89c65f2fcd8801365b410f40a427cbcd7f4c28e9; >= 7f46a0b7327ae261f9981888708dbca22c283900, < bf16bca6653679d8a514d6c1c5a2c67065033f14 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.19 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7129632cab3e4d23510b21930aa73b8d97a859f5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89c65f2fcd8801365b410f40a427cbcd7f4c28e9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3db46d5f4df92630a96f7bc77b60e75c2353e06Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf16bca6653679d8a514d6c1c5a2c67065033f14Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c53cf44588a93000f71817a6bb87a66353c48deePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa774e6c920c81e700327bf10db8cb50d5db456Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 1, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed