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igb: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ethtool loopback test

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.16.8
CVEs
CVE-2025-39875
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 16:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

igb: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ethtool loopback test

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Sept 2025, 06:00 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2025-39875

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.16.8

Complete source record
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