CVE-2024-26942

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.8-6.8.3 - Use-After-Free in at8031_probe

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: qcom: at803x: fix kernel panic with at8031_probe On reworking and splitting the at803x driver, in splitting function of at803x PHYs it was added a NULL dereference bug where priv is referenced before it's actually allocated and then is tried to write to for the is_1000basex and is_fiber variables in the case of at8031, writing on the wrong address. Fix this by correctly setting priv local variable only after at803x_probe is called and actually allocates priv in the phydev struct.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-362 CWE-476
Status published
Products (9)
linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.8.3linux
Linux/Linux < 6.8
Linux/Linux 25d2ba94005fac18fe68878cddff59a67e115554 - 6a4aee277740d04ac0fd54cfa17cc28261932ddc
Linux/Linux 25d2ba94005fac18fe68878cddff59a67e115554 - a8a296ad9957b845b89bcf48be1cf8c74875ecc3
Linux/Linux 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.8.3 - 6.8.*
Linux/Linux 6.9
linux/linux_kernel 6.9 rc1
linux/linux_kernel 6.8 - 6.8.3
Published May 01, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026