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net: ethernet: nixge: fix NULL dereference

Published Oct 21, 2024

Description

In function nixge_hw_dma_bd_release() dereference of NULL pointer priv->rx_bd_v is possible for the case of its allocation failure in nixge_hw_dma_bd_init().

Move for() loop with priv->rx_bd_v dereference under the check for its validity.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Oct 21, 2024
Updated May 11, 2026
Reserved Aug 22, 2024
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Oct 22, 2024
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Oct 21, 2024
ENISA EUVD
Assigner Linux
Published Oct 21, 2024
Updated May 11, 2026
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2022-53903