A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.15.2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function
rtnl_create_link
in the library include/net/netdev_lock.h. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-38271. The attack can only be done within the local network. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.