Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: E-Switch, Fix an Oops in error handling code The error handling dereferences "vport". There is nothing we can do if it is an error pointer except returning the error code.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a9853a7437a22fd849347008fb3c85087906b56 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/388188fb58bef9e7f3ca4f8970f03d493b66909f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eadc80328298ef7beaaf0cd96791667d3b485ca Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/640fcdbcf27fc62de9223f958ceb4e897a00e791 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4c977935b2fc60084b3735737d17a06e7ba1bd0 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 12 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-476
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