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CVE-2025-68213
published 2025-12-16

CVE-2025-68213: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove Attempting to remove the…

PriorityP421high7.8
EPSS
0.18%
8.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove Attempting to remove the driver will cause a crash in cases where the vport failed to initialize. Following trace is from an instance where the driver failed during an attempt to create a VF: [ 1661.543624] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Device HW Reset initiated [ 1722.923726] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Transaction timed-out (op:1 cookie:2900 vc_op:1 salt:29 timeout:60000ms) [ 1723.353263] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028 ... [ 1723.358472] RIP: 0010:idpf_remove+0x11c/0x200 [idpf] ... [ 1723.364973] Call Trace: [ 1723.365475] [ 1723.365972] pci_device_remove+0x42/0xb0 [ 1723.366481] device_release_driver_internal+0x1a9/0x210 [ 1723.366987] pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90 [ 1723.367488] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x12/0x20 [ 1723.367971] pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xbd/0x120 [ 1723.368309] sriov_disable+0x34/0xe0 [ 1723.368643] idpf_sriov_configure+0x58/0x140 [idpf] [ 1723.368982] sriov_numvfs_store+0xda/0x1c0 Avoid the NULL pointer dereference by adding NULL pointer check for vport_config[i], before freeing user_config.q_coalesce.

Affected

17 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.17.10-1 (forky)linux 6.17.10-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 6.12.43 < 6.12.606.12.60
linuxlinux>= 6.15.11 < 6.166.16
linuxlinux>= 6.16.2 < 6.176.17
linuxlinux>= bd80fbf3ed250ca98923780dab5e634db5d2f828 < a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7
linuxlinux>= e1e3fec3e34b4934a9d2c98e4ee00a4d87b19179 < d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334
linuxlinux>= e1e3fec3e34b4934a9d2c98e4ee00a4d87b19179 < 118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.63-16.12.63-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.10-16.17.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.606.12.60
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-106.1066.8.0-106.106
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-19.196.17.0-19.19
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.106.17.10
ubuntulinux-xilinx

CVSS provenance

vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
osv7.2HIGH
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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