Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo() did not check for this case before dereferencing the returned pointer. Add a missing NULL check to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference when allocation fails. This improves robustness in low-memory scenarios.
Product status
a57e5de476be0b4b7f42beb6a21c19ad9c577aa3 (git) before ae98a1787fdcb0096d122bc80d93c3c7d812c04b
a57e5de476be0b4b7f42beb6a21c19ad9c577aa3 (git) before 2e5ead9e4e91fbe7799bd38afd8904543be1cb51
a57e5de476be0b4b7f42beb6a21c19ad9c577aa3 (git) before 7f6265fce3bd424ded666481b37f106d7915fb6b
a57e5de476be0b4b7f42beb6a21c19ad9c577aa3 (git) before a0319c9b1648a67511e947a596ca86888451c0a7
a57e5de476be0b4b7f42beb6a21c19ad9c577aa3 (git) before c741a7ef68023ac800054e2131c3e22e647fd7e3
a57e5de476be0b4b7f42beb6a21c19ad9c577aa3 (git) before 12c331b29c7397ac3b03584e12902990693bc248
5.14
Any version before 5.14
5.15.186 (semver)
6.1.142 (semver)
6.6.94 (semver)
6.12.34 (semver)
6.15.3 (semver)
6.16 (original_commit_for_fix)
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
git.kernel.org/...c/ae98a1787fdcb0096d122bc80d93c3c7d812c04b
git.kernel.org/...c/2e5ead9e4e91fbe7799bd38afd8904543be1cb51
git.kernel.org/...c/7f6265fce3bd424ded666481b37f106d7915fb6b
git.kernel.org/...c/a0319c9b1648a67511e947a596ca86888451c0a7
git.kernel.org/...c/c741a7ef68023ac800054e2131c3e22e647fd7e3
git.kernel.org/...c/12c331b29c7397ac3b03584e12902990693bc248