{"cve":"CVE-2025-22116","nvd":{"published":"2025-04-16T15:16:05.800","modified":"2026-06-17T08:45:11.100","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nidpf: check error for register_netdev() on init\n\nCurrent init logic ignores the error code from register_netdev(),\nwhich will cause WARN_ON() on attempt to unregister it, if there was one,\nand there is no info for the user that the creation of the netdev failed.\n\nWARNING: CPU: 89 PID: 6902 at net/core/dev.c:11512 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x211/0x1a10\n...\n[ 3707.563641]  unregister_netdev+0x1c/0x30\n[ 3707.563656]  idpf_vport_dealloc+0x5cf/0xce0 [idpf]\n[ 3707.563684]  idpf_deinit_task+0xef/0x160 [idpf]\n[ 3707.563712]  idpf_vc_core_deinit+0x84/0x320 [idpf]\n[ 3707.563739]  idpf_remove+0xbf/0x780 [idpf]\n[ 3707.563769]  pci_device_remove+0xab/0x1e0\n[ 3707.563786]  device_release_driver_internal+0x371/0x530\n[ 3707.563803]  driver_detach+0xbf/0x180\n[ 3707.563816]  bus_remove_driver+0x11b/0x2a0\n[ 3707.563829]  pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0x250\n\nIntroduce an error check and log the vport number and error code.\nOn removal make sure to check VPORT_REG_NETDEV flag prior to calling\nunregister and free on the netdev.\n\nAdd local variables for idx, vport_config and netdev for readability.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ca996324eacab8fdb7c8ac231eebe5ef0c3c454","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/680811c67906191b237bbafe7dabbbad64649b39","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89768e33752211b2240ec4c34138170c95f11f97"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:11.054312287+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-22116","score":0.00202,"percentile":0.10219,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}