{"cve":"CVE-2025-38645","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-22T16:15:38.727","modified":"2026-06-17T09:17:17.637","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Check device memory pointer before usage\n\nAdd a NULL check before accessing device memory to prevent a crash if\ndev->dm allocation in mlx5_init_once() fails.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3046b011d368162b1b9ca9453eee0fea930e0a93","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4249f1307932f1b6bbb8b7eba60d82f0b7e44430","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d7cf455c887941ed6f105cd430ba04ee0b6c9f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f238c902b8c0461ae6fbb8d1a0bbddc4350eea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9053a69abfb5680c2a95292b96df5d204bc0776f"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38645","score":0.00166,"percentile":0.05867,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}