{"id":"CVE-2025-68213","summary":"idpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove","details":"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]  \u003cTASK\u003e\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.","modified":"2026-04-02T13:03:23.529632Z","published":"2025-12-16T13:57:09.046Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2026:20207-1","SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1","SUSE-SU-2026:20228-1","openSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1"],"database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68213.json","cna_assigner":"Linux"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68213.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68213"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"bd80fbf3ed250ca98923780dab5e634db5d2f828"},{"fixed":"a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"e1e3fec3e34b4934a9d2c98e4ee00a4d87b19179"},{"fixed":"d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334"},{"fixed":"118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5e87b3145578a169839e456fa0aba86e123d2d8e"},{"last_affected":"ba11b0f3e9a97661f6caeee3dfc633af8ecee5a5"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-68213.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.12.60"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.13.0"},{"fixed":"6.17.10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-68213.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}