In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igb: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ethtool loopback test The igb driver currently causes a NULL pointer dereference when executing the ethtool loopback test. This occurs because there is no associated q_vector for the test ring when it is set up, as interrupts are typically not added to the test rings. Since commit 5ef44b3cb43b removed the napi_id assignment in __xdp_rxq_info_reg(), there is no longer a need to pass a napi_id to it. Therefore, simply use 0 as the last parameter.
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igb: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ethtool loopback test The igb driver currently causes a NULL pointer dereference when executing the ethtool loopback test. This occurs because there is no associated q_vector for the test ring when it is set up, as interrupts are typically not added to the test rings. Since commit 5ef44b3cb43b removed the napi_id assignment in __xdp_rxq_info_reg(), there is no longer a need to pass a napi_id to it. Therefore, simply use 0 as the last parameter.
Title igb: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ethtool loopback test
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-29T06:01:33.315Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.144Z

Link: CVE-2025-39875

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-23T06:15:46.950

Modified: 2025-09-24T18:11:24.520

Link: CVE-2025-39875

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-39875 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-23T16:03:08Z