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CVE-2025-68209— mlx5: Fix default values in create CQ

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Affected
Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于mlx5创建CQ时默认值设置不当，可能导致空指针异常。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.18% · P8

Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux cdd04f4d4d71cbf93d0d9abe63bc838f47c467fa< 08469f5393a1a39f26a6e2eb2e8c33187665c1f4 affected
cdd04f4d4d71cbf93d0d9abe63bc838f47c467fa< e5eba42f01340f73888dfe560be2806057c25913 affected
6.0 affected
< 6.0 unaffected
6.17.9≤ 6.17.* unaffected
6.18≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-68209

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Vulnerability Title
mlx5: Fix default values in create CQ
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlx5: Fix default values in create CQ Currently, CQs without a completion function are assigned the mlx5_add_cq_to_tasklet function by default. This is problematic since only user CQs created through the mlx5_ib driver are intended to use this function. Additionally, all CQs that will use doorbells instead of polling for completions must call mlx5_cq_arm. However, the default CQ creation flow leaves a valid value in the CQ's arm_db field, allowing FW to send interrupts to polling-only CQs in certain corner cases. These two factors would allow a polling-only kernel CQ to be triggered by an EQ interrupt and call a completion function intended only for user CQs, causing a null pointer exception. Some areas in the driver have prevented this issue with one-off fixes but did not address the root cause. This patch fixes the described issue by adding defaults to the create CQ flow. It adds a default dummy completion function to protect against null pointer exceptions, and it sets an invalid command sequence number by default in kernel CQs to prevent the FW from sending an interrupt to the CQ until it is armed. User CQs are responsible for their own initialization values. Callers of mlx5_core_create_cq are responsible for changing the completion function and arming the CQ per their needs.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于mlx5创建CQ时默认值设置不当，可能导致空指针异常。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux cdd04f4d4d71cbf93d0d9abe63bc838f47c467fa ~ 08469f5393a1a39f26a6e2eb2e8c33187665c1f4 -
Linux Linux 6.0 -

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Other References for CVE-2025-68209 (2)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-12-16 · 157 CVEs total

CVE-2025-68284 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds writes in handle_auth_session_key()
CVE-2025-40350 9.8 CRITICAL net/mlx5e: RX, Fix generating skb from non-linear xdp_buff for striding RQ
CVE-2025-68263 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: ipc: fix use-after-free in ipc_msg_send_request
CVE-2025-68301 9.8 CRITICAL net: atlantic: fix fragment overflow handling in RX path
CVE-2025-68192 9.8 CRITICAL net: usb: qmi_wwan: initialize MAC header offset in qmimux_rx_fixup
CVE-2025-68285 9.8 CRITICAL libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map()
CVE-2025-68315 9.8 CRITICAL f2fs: fix to detect potential corrupted nid in free_nid_list
CVE-2025-68255 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8723bs: fix stack buffer overflow in OnAssocReq IE parsing
CVE-2025-68256 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser
CVE-2025-68226 8.8 HIGH smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker()
CVE-2025-68304 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_core: lookup hci_conn on RX path on protocol side
CVE-2025-68314 8.8 HIGH drm/msm: make sure last_fence is always updated
CVE-2025-40362 8.8 HIGH ceph: fix multifs mds auth caps issue
CVE-2025-68250 8.2 HIGH hung_task: fix warnings caused by unaligned lock pointers
CVE-2025-68183 7.8 HIGH ima: don't clear IMA_DIGSIG flag when setting or removing non-IMA xattr
CVE-2025-68212 7.8 HIGH fs: Fix uninitialized 'offp' in statmount_string()
CVE-2025-68208 7.8 HIGH bpf: account for current allocated stack depth in widen_imprecise_scalars()
CVE-2025-68207 7.8 HIGH drm/xe/guc: Synchronize Dead CT worker with unbind
CVE-2025-68303 7.8 HIGH platform/x86: intel: punit_ipc: fix memory corruption
CVE-2025-68181 7.8 HIGH drm/radeon: Remove calls to drm_put_dev()

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