CVE-2024-42224
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Denial of Service via Incorrect Empty List Check in mv88e6xxx_default_mdio_bus
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Correct check for empty list Since commit a3c53be55c95 ("net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Support multiple MDIO busses") mv88e6xxx_default_mdio_bus() has checked that the return value of list_first_entry() is non-NULL. This appears to be intended to guard against the list chip->mdios being empty. However, it is not the correct check as the implementation of list_first_entry is not designed to return NULL for empty lists. Instead, use list_first_entry_or_null() which does return NULL if the list is empty. Flagged by Smatch. Compile tested only.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
13.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-754
Status
published
Products (26)
linux/Kernel
4.11.0 - 4.19.318linux
linux/Kernel
4.20.0 - 5.4.280linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.163linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.98linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.222linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.39linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.9.9linux
Linux/Linux
< 4.11
Linux/Linux
4.11
Linux/Linux
4.19.318 - 4.19.*
... and 16 more
Published
Jul 30, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026