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        "dateReserved": "2025-12-16T13:41:40.256Z",
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        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-23T16:02:21.425Z"
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                    "value": "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."
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