{"id":"CVE-2025-68213","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"idpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nidpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove\n\nAttempting to remove the driver will cause a crash in cases where\nthe vport failed to initialize. Following trace is from an instance where\nthe driver failed during an attempt to create a VF:\n[ 1661.543624] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Device HW Reset initiated\n[ 1722.923726] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Transaction timed-out (op:1 cookie:2900 vc_op:1 salt:29 timeout:60000ms)\n[ 1723.353263] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028\n...\n[ 1723.358472] RIP: 0010:idpf_remove+0x11c/0x200 [idpf]\n...\n[ 1723.364973] Call Trace:\n[ 1723.365475]  <TASK>\n[ 1723.365972]  pci_device_remove+0x42/0xb0\n[ 1723.366481]  device_release_driver_internal+0x1a9/0x210\n[ 1723.366987]  pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90\n[ 1723.367488]  pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x12/0x20\n[ 1723.367971]  pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xbd/0x120\n[ 1723.368309]  sriov_disable+0x34/0xe0\n[ 1723.368643]  idpf_sriov_configure+0x58/0x140 [idpf]\n[ 1723.368982]  sriov_numvfs_store+0xda/0x1c0\n\nAvoid the NULL pointer dereference by adding NULL pointer check for\nvport_config[i], before freeing user_config.q_coalesce.","publishedAt":"2025-12-16T13:57:09.046Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T16:02:21.425Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"bd80fbf3ed250ca98923780dab5e634db5d2f828","status":"affected","lessThan":"a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e1e3fec3e34b4934a9d2c98e4ee00a4d87b19179","status":"affected","lessThan":"d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e1e3fec3e34b4934a9d2c98e4ee00a4d87b19179","status":"affected","lessThan":"118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5e87b3145578a169839e456fa0aba86e123d2d8e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ba11b0f3e9a97661f6caeee3dfc633af8ecee5a5","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"6.12.43","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.12.60","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.15.11","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.16","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.17","versionType":"semver"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.17","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.17","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.60","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.17.10","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.17.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:09:56.034Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68213.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-68213","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-12-16T13:57:09.046Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-23T16:02:21.425Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-12-16T13:41:40.256Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"idpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nidpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove\n\nAttempting to remove the driver will cause a crash in cases where\nthe vport failed to initialize. Following trace is from an instance where\nthe driver failed during an attempt to create a VF:\n[ 1661.543624] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Device HW Reset initiated\n[ 1722.923726] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Transaction timed-out (op:1 cookie:2900 vc_op:1 salt:29 timeout:60000ms)\n[ 1723.353263] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028\n...\n[ 1723.358472] RIP: 0010:idpf_remove+0x11c/0x200 [idpf]\n...\n[ 1723.364973] Call Trace:\n[ 1723.365475]  <TASK>\n[ 1723.365972]  pci_device_remove+0x42/0xb0\n[ 1723.366481]  device_release_driver_internal+0x1a9/0x210\n[ 1723.366987]  pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90\n[ 1723.367488]  pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x12/0x20\n[ 1723.367971]  pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xbd/0x120\n[ 1723.368309]  sriov_disable+0x34/0xe0\n[ 1723.368643]  idpf_sriov_configure+0x58/0x140 [idpf]\n[ 1723.368982]  sriov_numvfs_store+0xda/0x1c0\n\nAvoid the NULL pointer dereference by adding NULL pointer check for\nvport_config[i], before freeing user_config.q_coalesce."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"bd80fbf3ed250ca98923780dab5e634db5d2f828","status":"affected","lessThan":"a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e1e3fec3e34b4934a9d2c98e4ee00a4d87b19179","status":"affected","lessThan":"d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e1e3fec3e34b4934a9d2c98e4ee00a4d87b19179","status":"affected","lessThan":"118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5e87b3145578a169839e456fa0aba86e123d2d8e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ba11b0f3e9a97661f6caeee3dfc633af8ecee5a5","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"6.12.43","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.12.60","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.15.11","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.16","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.17","versionType":"semver"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.17","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.17","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.60","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.17.10","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.17.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-05-23T16:02:21.425Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.12.43","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.60"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.17.10"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.18"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15.11"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.16.2"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}