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  - idpf: fix possible vport_config NULL pointer deref in remove Attempting to remove the driver will cause a     crash in cases where the vport failed to initialize. Following trace is from an instance where the driver     failed during an attempt to create a VF: [ 1661.543624] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Device HW Reset initiated [     1722.923726] idpf 0000:84:00.7: Transaction timed-out (op:1 cookie:2900 vc_op:1 salt:29 timeout:60000ms) [     1723.353263] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028 ... [ 1723.358472] RIP:
    0010:idpf_remove+0x11c/0x200 [idpf] ... [ 1723.364973] Call Trace: [ 1723.365475] <TASK> [ 1723.365972]     pci_device_remove+0x42/0xb0 [ 1723.366481] device_release_driver_internal+0x1a9/0x210 [ 1723.366987]     pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90 [ 1723.367488] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x12/0x20 [ 1723.367971]     pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xbd/0x120 [ 1723.368309] sriov_disable+0x34/0xe0 [ 1723.368643]     idpf_sriov_configure+0x58/0x140 [idpf] [ 1723.368982] sriov_numvfs_store+0xda/0x1c0 Avoid the NULL pointer     dereference by adding NULL pointer check for vport_config[i], before freeing user_config.q_coalesce.
    (CVE-2025-68213)

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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-68213

medium Nessus Plugin ID 278838

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Version 1.8 Jan 21, 2026, 5:00 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202601211700
Version 1.7 Jan 15, 2026, 2:04 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202601151404
Version 1.6 Jan 13, 2026, 2:35 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202601130235
Version 1.5 Jan 10, 2026, 7:58 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202601101958
Version 1.4 Dec 19, 2025, 2:41 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202512190241
Version 1.3 Dec 18, 2025, 1:27 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202512180127
Version 1.2 Dec 17, 2025, 4:56 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv2 score" set to 4.9. "CVSSv2 vector" set to "CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C". "CVSSv3 score" set to 5.5. "CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H") CVSSv2 severity (based on CVE-2025-68213, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium") CVSSv3 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Medium") Detection (updated detection logic) New Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202512171656