ice: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_vsi_set_napi_queues
CVE: CVE-2026-23166
Component: kernel
CWE: CWE-476
Severity: Moderate
CVSS v3: 6.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Release date: 2026-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

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
<4>[  231.447067] Code: 31 f6 31 ff c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 85 c9 74 0b <48> 83 79 30 00 0f 84 39 01 00 00 55 41 89 d1 49 89 f8 89 f2 48 89
<4>[  231.447513] RSP: 0018:ffffcc780fc078c0 EFLAGS: 00010202
<4>[  231.447961] RAX: ffff8b848ca30400 RBX: ffff8b848caf2028 RCX: 0000000000000010
<4>[  231.448443] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8b848dbd4000
<4>[  231.448896] RBP: ffffcc780fc078e8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
<4>[  231.449345] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000001
<4>[  231.449817] R13: ffff8b848dbd4000 R14: ffff8b84833390c8 R15: 0000000000000000
<4>[  231.450265] FS:  00007c7b29e9d740(0000) GS:ffff8b8c068e2000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
<4>[  231.450715] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
<4>[  231.451179] CR2: 0000000000000040 CR3: 000000030626f004 CR4: 0000000000f72ef0
<4>[  231.451629] PKRU: 55555554
<4>[  231.452076] Call Trace:
<4>[  231.452549]  <TASK>
<4>[  231.452996]  ? ice_vsi_set_napi_queues+0x4d/0x110 [ice]
<4>[  231.453482]  ice_resume+0xfd/0x220 [ice]
<4>[  231.453977]  ? __pfx_pci_pm_resume+0x10/0x10
<4>[  231.454425]  pci_pm_resume+0x8c/0x140
<4>[  231.454872]  ? __pfx_pci_pm_resume+0x10/0x10
<4>[  231.455347]  dpm_run_callback+0x5f/0x160
<4>[  231.455796]  ? dpm_wait_for_superior+0x107/0x170
<4>[  231.456244]  device_resume+0x177/0x270
<4>[  231.456708]  dpm_resume+0x209/0x2f0
<4>[  231.457151]  dpm_resume_end+0x15/0x30
<4>[  231.457596]  suspend_devices_and_enter+0x1da/0x2b0
<4>[  231.458054]  enter_state+0x10e/0x570

Add defensive checks for both the ring pointer and its q_vector
before dereferencing, allowing the system to resume successfully even when
q_vectors are unmapped.

Statement: A NULL pointer dereference can occur in the Intel ice driver during resume from suspend because ice_vsi_set_napi_queues unconditionally dereferences rx_rings and tx_rings q_vector pointers when wiring NAPI to netdev queues. In the reported crash the ring pointer exists but ring q_vector is NULL which causes netif_queue_set_napi to access an invalid napi pointer and the kernel faults during the resume callback path. For the CVSS the PR:N choice in the paranoid score assumes a local unprivileged user can trigger system suspend and resume in typical desktop or workstation configurations. The issue is not network reachable. Impact is denial of service because the system can crash when resuming. The patch indicates a straightforward NULL dereference.

Remediation: