CVE-2025-39853 — i40e: Fix potential invalid access when MAC list is empty
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 li…
Published: 2025-09-19 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7