CVE-2025-22116 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-22116?

CVE-2025-22116 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-22116?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: check error for register_netdev() on init Current init logic ignores the error code from register_netdev(), which will cause WARN_ON() on attempt to unregister it, if there was one, and there is no info for the user that the creation of the netdev failed. WARNING: CPU: 89 PID: 6902 at net/core/dev.c:11512 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x211/0x1a10 ... [ 3707.563641] unregister_netdev+0x1c/0x30 [ 3707.563656] idpf_vport_dealloc+0x5cf/0xce0 [idpf] [ 3707.563684] idpf_deinit_task+0xef/0x160 [idpf] [ 3707.563712] idpf_vc_core_deinit+0x84/0x320 [idpf] [ 3707.563739] idpf_remove+0xbf/0x780 [idpf] [ 3707.563769] pci_device_remove+0xab/0x1e0 [ 3707.563786] device_release_driver_internal+0x371/0x530 [ 3707.563803] driver_detach+0xbf/0x180 [ 3707.563816] bus_remove_driver+0x11b/0x2a0 [ 3707.563829] pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0x250 Introduce an error check and log the vport number and error code. On removal make sure to check VPORT_REG_NETDEV flag prior to calling unregister and free on the netdev. Add local variables for idx, vport_config and netdev for readability.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 6.7, < 6.14.2

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-22116?

CVE-2025-22116 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: check error for register_netdev() on init Current init logic ignores the error code from register_netdev(), which will cause...

How severe is CVE-2025-22116?

CVE-2025-22116 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-22116?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.