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    CVE-2024-38595: Patch fixes mlx5 devlink lifecycle to avoid kernel WARNs

    The Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE‑2024‑38595 patches a subtle lifecycle inconsistency in the net/mlx5 driver’s devlink handling — a small code-path mismatch that can trigger kernel call traces and availability problems when the peer devlink set operation is invoked for an SF...
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    Linux CVE-2025-40251: Devlink Rate Node Cleanup Fix Prevents Dangling Pointers

    A recently disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE‑2025‑40251, stems from a small but consequential oversight in devlink’s rate node teardown logic: the function devl_rate_nodes_destroy failed to clear the devlink_rate->parent pointer after decrementing the parent's reference count...
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