PT-2025-16756 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6
Published
2025-03-18
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Updated
2026-04-20
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CVE-2025-22116
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved. The issue was related to the idpf driver, where the error code from register netdev() was ignored during initialization, potentially causing a WARN ON() when attempting to unregister the net device. This could lead to a situation where the creation of the netdev failed without informing the user. The vulnerability was addressed by introducing an error check and logging the vport number and error code. Additionally, the removal process was modified to check the VPORT REG NETDEV flag before calling unregister and free on the netdev.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Unchecked Return Value
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Centos
Debian
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu