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Linux Linux — net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0017 7.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux be034baba83e2a80a0b2c0f24c08547b6eedc79a – —
Linux 6.13 – 6.13.6
TIMELINE
Dec 29 Reserved by Linux
Mar 27 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-21882 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: Fix vport QoS cleanup on error
When enabling vport QoS fails, the scheduling node was never freed,
causing a leak.
Add the missing free and reset the vport scheduling node pointer to
NULL.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 29, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| March 27, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-21882 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | be034baba83e2a80a0b2c0f24c08547b6eedc79a | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.13 | 6.13.6 |
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