In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: phy: clear phydev->devlink when the link is deleted
There is a potential crash issue when disabling and re-enabling the
network port. When disabling the network port, phy_detach() calls
device_link_del() to remove the device link, but it does not clear
phydev->devlink, so phydev->devlink is not a NULL pointer. Then the
network port is re-enabled, but if phy_attach_direct() fails before
calling device_link_add(), the code jumps to the "error" label and
calls phy_detach(). Since phydev->devlink retains the old value from
the previous attach/detach cycle, device_link_del() uses the old value,
which accesses a NULL pointer and causes a crash. The simplified crash
log is as follows.
[ 24.702421] Call trace:
[ 24.704856] device_link_put_kref+0x20/0x120
[ 24.709124] device_link_del+0x30/0x48
[ 24.712864] phy_detach+0x24/0x168
[ 24.716261] phy_attach_direct+0x168/0x3a4
[ 24.720352] phylink_fwnode_phy_connect+0xc8/0x14c
[ 24.725140] phylink_of_phy_connect+0x1c/0x34
Therefore, phydev->devlink needs to be cleared when the device link is
deleted.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
|
History
20 Nov 2025, 20:09
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
|
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034bc4a2a72dea2cfcaf24c6bae03c38ad5a0b87 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0795b05a59b1371b18ffbf09d385296b12e9f5d5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363fdf2777423ad346d781f09548cca14877f729 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc654e89ace723b78c34911c65243accbc9b75c - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
Information
Published : 2025-07-03 09:15
Updated : 2025-11-20 20:09
NVD link : CVE-2025-38149
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38149
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38149
JSON object : View
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
