CVE-2026-23166
CVE-2026-23166CVE-2026-23166
linux / linux_kernel
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_vsi_set_napi_queues
Add NULL pointer checks in ice_vsi_set_napi_queues() to prevent crashes
during resume from suspend when rings[q_idx]->q_vector is NULL.
Tested adaptor:
60:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller E810-XXV for SFP [8086:159b] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Ethernet Network Adapter E810-XXV-2 [8086:4003]
SR-IOV state: both disabled and enabled can reproduce this issue.
kernel version: v6.18
Reproduce steps:
Boot up and execute suspend like systemctl suspend or rtcwake.
Log:
<1>[ 231.443607] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000040
<1>[ 231.444052] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
<1>[ 231.444484] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
<6>[ 231.444913] PGD 0 P4D 0
<4>[ 231.445342] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
<4>[ 231.446635] RIP: 0010:netif_queue_set_napi+0xa/0x170
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Last modified | 2026-11-05 |