CVE-2025-39956

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

igc: don't fail igc_probe() on LED setup error

When igc_led_setup() fails, igc_probe() fails and triggers kernel panic
in free_netdev() since unregister_netdev() is not called. [1]
This behavior can be tested using fault-injection framework, especially
the failslab feature. [2]

Since LED support is not mandatory, treat LED setup failures as
non-fatal and continue probe with a warning message, consequently
avoiding the kernel panic.

[1]
 kernel BUG at net/core/dev.c:12047!
 Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 937 Comm: repro-igc-led-e Not tainted 6.17.0-rc4-enjuk-tnguy-00865-gc4940196ab02 #64 PREEMPT(voluntary)
 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
 RIP: 0010:free_netdev+0x278/0x2b0
 [...]
 Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  igc_probe+0x370/0x910
  local_pci_probe+0x3a/0x80
  pci_device_probe+0xd1/0x200
 [...]

[2]
 #!/bin/bash -ex

 FAILSLAB_PATH=/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/
 DEVICE=0000:00:05.0
 START_ADDR=$(grep " igc_led_setup" /proc/kallsyms \
         | awk '{printf("0x%s", $1)}')
 END_ADDR=$(printf "0x%x" $((START_ADDR + 0x100)))

 echo $START_ADDR > $FAILSLAB_PATH/require-start
 echo $END_ADDR > $FAILSLAB_PATH/require-end
 echo 1 > $FAILSLAB_PATH/times
 echo 100 > $FAILSLAB_PATH/probability
 echo N > $FAILSLAB_PATH/ignore-gfp-wait

 echo $DEVICE > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/igc/bind
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
UNKNOWN
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LinuxCNA
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
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