In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
idpf: fix aux device unplugging when rdma is not supported by vport
If vport flags do not contain VIRTCHNL2_VPORT_ENABLE_RDMA, driver does not
allocate vdev_info for this vport. This leads to kernel NULL pointer
dereference in idpf_idc_vport_dev_down(), which references vdev_info for
every vport regardless.
Check, if vdev_info was ever allocated before unplugging aux device.
idpf: fix aux device unplugging when rdma is not supported by vport
If vport flags do not contain VIRTCHNL2_VPORT_ENABLE_RDMA, driver does not
allocate vdev_info for this vport. This leads to kernel NULL pointer
dereference in idpf_idc_vport_dev_down(), which references vdev_info for
every vport regardless.
Check, if vdev_info was ever allocated before unplugging aux device.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: fix aux device unplugging when rdma is not supported by vport If vport flags do not contain VIRTCHNL2_VPORT_ENABLE_RDMA, driver does not allocate vdev_info for this vport. This leads to kernel NULL pointer dereference in idpf_idc_vport_dev_down(), which references vdev_info for every vport regardless. Check, if vdev_info was ever allocated before unplugging aux device. | |
| Title | idpf: fix aux device unplugging when rdma is not supported by vport | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-04T16:00:25.466Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.944Z
Link: CVE-2026-23042
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-02-04T16:16:19.680
Modified: 2026-02-04T16:33:44.537
Link: CVE-2026-23042
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