CVE-2026-43013
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
01/05/2026
Last modified:
07/05/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net/mlx5: lag: Check for LAG device before creating debugfs<br />
<br />
__mlx5_lag_dev_add_mdev() may return 0 (success) even when an error<br />
occurs that is handled gracefully. Consequently, the initialization<br />
flow proceeds to call mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() even when there is no<br />
valid LAG context.<br />
<br />
mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() blindly created the debugfs directory and<br />
attributes. This exposed interfaces (like the members file) that rely on<br />
a valid ldev pointer, leading to potential NULL pointer dereferences if<br />
accessed when ldev is NULL.<br />
<br />
Add a check to verify that mlx5_lag_dev(dev) returns a valid pointer<br />
before attempting to create the debugfs entries.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 (including) | 6.1.168 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.134 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.81 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.18.22 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 (including) | 6.19.12 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7129632cab3e4d23510b21930aa73b8d97a859f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89c65f2fcd8801365b410f40a427cbcd7f4c28e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3db46d5f4df92630a96f7bc77b60e75c2353e06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf16bca6653679d8a514d6c1c5a2c67065033f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c53cf44588a93000f71817a6bb87a66353c48dee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa774e6c920c81e700327bf10db8cb50d5db456



