CVE-2025-21883

ice: Fix deinitializing VF in error path

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2025 at 02:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix deinitializing VF in error path If ice_ena_vfs() fails after calling ice_create_vf_entries(), it frees all VFs without removing them from snapshot PF-VF mailbox list, leading to list corruption. Reproducer: devlink dev eswitch set $PF1_PCI mode switchdev ip l s $PF1 up ip l s $PF1 promisc on sleep 1 echo 1 > /sys/class/net/$PF1/device/sriov_numvfs sleep 1 echo 1 > /sys/class/net/$PF1/device/sriov_numvfs Trace (minimized): list_add corruption. next->prev should be prev (ffff8882e241c6f0), but was 0000000000000000. (next=ffff888455da1330). kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:29! RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0xa6/0x100 ice_mbx_init_vf_info+0xa7/0x180 [ice] ice_initialize_vf_entry+0x1fa/0x250 [ice] ice_sriov_configure+0x8d7/0x1520 [ice] ? __percpu_ref_switch_mode+0x1b1/0x5d0 ? __pfx_ice_sriov_configure+0x10/0x10 [ice] Sometimes a KASAN report can be seen instead with a similar stack trace: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __list_add_valid_or_report+0xf1/0x100 VFs are added to this list in ice_mbx_init_vf_info(), but only removed in ice_free_vfs(). Move the removing to ice_free_vf_entries(), which is also being called in other places where VFs are being removed (including ice_free_vfs() itself).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.13 ≤ v < 6.13.66.4 ≤ v < 6.12.186.4 ≤ v < 6.13.66.4 ≤ v < 6.146.4 ≤ v < 6.6.816.7 ≤ v < 6.12.186.14 rc16.14 rc26.14 rc36.14 rc46.48cd8a6b17d275a45e3722d0215f6115b687c8c3e
Vendor states this is fixed in 34393fd78d7183a007eaf0090966ebedcc29bd57 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c01102bec9592928e6b155da41cfcd5d25a2066 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 79990cf5e7aded76d0c092c9f5ed31eb1c75e02c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a4880583f88deba63504ce1c8287a70d39c01378 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.81 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34393fd78d7183a007eaf0090966ebedcc29bd57
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c01102bec9592928e6b155da41cfcd5d25a2066
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79990cf5e7aded76d0c092c9f5ed31eb1c75e02c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4880583f88deba63504ce1c8287a70d39c01378

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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