In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vfio: Fix NULL pointer dereference caused by uninitialized group->iommufd
group->iommufd is not initialized for the iommufd_ctx_put()
[20018.331541] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[20018.377508] RIP: 0010:iommufd_ctx_put+0x5/0x10 [iommufd]
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[20018.476483] Call Trace:
[20018.479214] <TASK>
[20018.481555] vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x506/0x690 [vfio]
[20018.487586] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x6a/0xb0
[20018.491773] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xc5/0xe0
[20018.496347] do_syscall_64+0x67/0x90
[20018.500340] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0xb5
vfio: Fix NULL pointer dereference caused by uninitialized group->iommufd
group->iommufd is not initialized for the iommufd_ctx_put()
[20018.331541] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[20018.377508] RIP: 0010:iommufd_ctx_put+0x5/0x10 [iommufd]
...
[20018.476483] Call Trace:
[20018.479214] <TASK>
[20018.481555] vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x506/0x690 [vfio]
[20018.487586] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x6a/0xb0
[20018.491773] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xc5/0xe0
[20018.496347] do_syscall_64+0x67/0x90
[20018.500340] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0xb5
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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio: Fix NULL pointer dereference caused by uninitialized group->iommufd group->iommufd is not initialized for the iommufd_ctx_put() [20018.331541] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [20018.377508] RIP: 0010:iommufd_ctx_put+0x5/0x10 [iommufd] ... [20018.476483] Call Trace: [20018.479214] <TASK> [20018.481555] vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x506/0x690 [vfio] [20018.487586] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x6a/0xb0 [20018.491773] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xc5/0xe0 [20018.496347] do_syscall_64+0x67/0x90 [20018.500340] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0xb5 | |
| Title | vfio: Fix NULL pointer dereference caused by uninitialized group->iommufd | |
| First Time appeared |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-30T12:08:47.527Z
Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.496Z
Link: CVE-2023-54174
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:05.267
Modified: 2025-12-30T13:16:05.267
Link: CVE-2023-54174
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