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Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Apr 16, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 6, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

idpf: fix adapter NULL pointer dereference on reboot

With SRIOV enabled, idpf ends up calling into idpf_remove() twice.
First via idpf_shutdown() and then again when idpf_remove() calls into
sriov_disable(), because the VF devices use the idpf driver, hence the
same remove routine. When that happens, it is possible for the adapter
to be NULL from the first call to idpf_remove(), leading to a NULL
pointer dereference.

echo 1 > /sys/class/net//device/sriov_numvfs
reboot

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000020
...
RIP: 0010:idpf_remove+0x22/0x1f0 [idpf]
...
? idpf_remove+0x22/0x1f0 [idpf]
? idpf_remove+0x1e4/0x1f0 [idpf]
pci_device_remove+0x3f/0xb0
device_release_driver_internal+0x19f/0x200
pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90
pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x12/0x20
pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xbe/0x120
sriov_disable+0x34/0xe0
idpf_sriov_configure+0x58/0x140 [idpf]
idpf_remove+0x1b9/0x1f0 [idpf]
idpf_shutdown+0x12/0x30 [idpf]
pci_device_shutdown+0x35/0x60
device_shutdown+0x156/0x200
...

Replace the direct idpf_remove() call in idpf_shutdown() with
idpf_vc_core_deinit() and idpf_deinit_dflt_mbx(), which perform
the bulk of the cleanup, such as stopping the init task, freeing IRQs,
destroying the vports and freeing the mailbox. This avoids the calls to
sriov_disable() in addition to a small netdev cleanup, and destroying
workqueues, which don't seem to be required on shutdown.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 16, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 16, 2025
Last updated May 6, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(1st percentile)

Weaknesses

NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2025-22065

GHSA ID

GHSA-r2xg-g23x-9jj5

Source code

No known source code

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