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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix potential invalid access when MAC list is empty list_first_entry() never returns NULL - if the list is empty, it still returns a pointer to an invalid object, leading to potential invalid memory access when dereferenced. Fix this by using list_first_entry_or_null instead of list_first_entry.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-09-19 | Updated 2025-11-03 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before 971feafe157afac443027acdc235badc6838560b
affected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before 3c6fb929afa313d9d11f780451d113f73922fe5d
affected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before 1eadabcf5623f1237a539b16586b4ed8ac8dffcd
affected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before e2a5e74879f9b494bbd66fa93f355feacde450c7
affected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before fb216d980fae6561c7c70af8ef826faf059c6515
affected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before 66e7cdbda74ee823ec2bf7b830ebd235c54f5ddf
affected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before 9c21fc4cebd44dd21016c61261a683af390343f8
affected

e3219ce6a775468368fb270fae3eb82a6787b436 (git) before a556f06338e1d5a85af0e32ecb46e365547f92b9
affected

Default status
affected

4.6
affected

Any version before 4.6
unaffected

5.4.299 (semver)
unaffected

5.10.243 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.192 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.151 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.105 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.46 (semver)
unaffected

6.16.6 (semver)
unaffected

6.17 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

git.kernel.org/...c/971feafe157afac443027acdc235badc6838560b

git.kernel.org/...c/3c6fb929afa313d9d11f780451d113f73922fe5d

git.kernel.org/...c/1eadabcf5623f1237a539b16586b4ed8ac8dffcd

git.kernel.org/...c/e2a5e74879f9b494bbd66fa93f355feacde450c7

git.kernel.org/...c/fb216d980fae6561c7c70af8ef826faf059c6515

git.kernel.org/...c/66e7cdbda74ee823ec2bf7b830ebd235c54f5ddf

git.kernel.org/...c/9c21fc4cebd44dd21016c61261a683af390343f8

git.kernel.org/...c/a556f06338e1d5a85af0e32ecb46e365547f92b9

cve.org (CVE-2025-39853)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-39853)

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