CVE-2024-26942
MEDIUMLinux kernel - NULL Dereference
Title source: llmDescription
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
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-362
CWE-476
Status
published
Affected Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.8.3
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel
< 6.8.3linux
Timeline
Published
May 01, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026