CVE-2024-35891

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.1.85 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: micrel: Fix potential null pointer dereference In lan8814_get_sig_rx() and lan8814_get_sig_tx() ptp_parse_header() may return NULL as ptp_header due to abnormal packet type or corrupted packet. Fix this bug by adding ptp_header check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

References (4)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10608161696c2768f53426642f78a42bcaaa53e8

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49767b0df276f12e3e7184601e09ee7430e252dc

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c1016a2d92c4c28a9d1b6d09859c00b19c0ea4

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96c155943a703f0655c0c4cab540f67055960e91

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 1.2%

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-476

Status published

Affected Products (6)

linux/linux_kernel < 6.1.85

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/Kernel < 6.1.85linux

linux/Kernel < 6.6.26linux

linux/Kernel < 6.8.5linux

Timeline

Published May 19, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026