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net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error When enabling vport QoS fails, the scheduling node was never freed, causing a leak. Add the missing free and reset the vport scheduling node pointer to NULL.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.13.6
CVEs
CVE-2025-21882
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 14:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Mar 2025, 14:57 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error When enabling vport QoS fails, the scheduling node was never freed, causing a leak. Add the missing free and reset the vport scheduling node pointer to NULL.

osv:CVE-2025-21882

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.13.6

Complete source record
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