In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy
If a PHY has no driver, the genphy driver is probed/removed directly in
phy_attach/detach. If the PHY's ofnode has an "leds" subnode, then the
LEDs will be (un)registered when probing/removing the genphy driver.
This could occur if the leds are for a non-generic driver that isn't
loaded for whatever reason. Synchronously removing the PHY device in
phy_detach leads to the following deadlock:
rtnl_lock()
ndo_close()
...
phy_detach()
phy_remove()
phy_leds_unregister()
led_classdev_unregister()
led_trigger_set()
netdev_trigger_deactivate()
unregister_netdevice_notifier()
rtnl_lock()
There is a corresponding deadlock on the open/register side of things
(and that one is reported by lockdep), but it requires a race while this
one is deterministic.
Generic PHYs do not support LEDs anyway, so don't bother registering
them.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
18 Nov 2025, 18:09
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75e1b2079ef0653a2f7aa69be515d86b7faf1908 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec158d05eaa91b2809cab65f8068290e3c05ebdd - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0f2b992d8185a0366be951685e08643aae17d6d - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd6493533af9e5d73d0d42ff2a8ded978a701dc6 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2025-08-16 12:15
Updated : 2025-11-18 18:09
NVD link : CVE-2025-38537
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38537
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38537
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
