CVE-2026-43013

About vulnerability

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. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s net/mlx5 driver. An error in the __mlx5_lag_dev_add_mdev() function can lead to the creation of debugfs entries without a valid LAG (Link Aggregation Group) context. This exposes interfaces that rely on a valid pointer, potentially leading to a NULL pointer dereference if accessed. Such a dereference could result in a system crash, causing a denial of service (DoS).

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