{"cve":"CVE-2025-68213","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-16T14:15:54.247","modified":"2026-10-14T13:10:00.187","status":"Deferred","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118082368c2b6ddefe6cb607efc312285148f044","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e1c9bc1c9fe735978150ad075616a728073bc7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5be8663cff0ba7b94da34ebd499ce1123b4c334"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:17:07.138532058+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-68213","score":0.00206,"percentile":0.10526,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}