ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check
Priority LOW 39CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check The function ice_lag_is_switchdev_running() is being called from outside of the LAG event handler code. This results in the lag->upper_netdev being NULL sometimes. To avoid a NULL-pointer dereference, there needs to be a check before it is dereferenced.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00406 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.6.100, 6.12.40, 6.15.8 +1Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6 and later | 6.6.100, 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.6 and later Fixed in 6.6.100, 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.16 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.1 to before 6.6.100; 6.7 to before 6.12.40; 6.13 to before 6.15.8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.1 to before 6.6.100; 6.7 to before 6.12.40; 6.13 to before 6.15.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.16 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.100, 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.16
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38526
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2wc-6g38-9vmc
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38526 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38526 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2wc-6g38-9vmc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38526 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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