CVE-2025-38726

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.12-6.12.42, 6.13-6.15.10, 6.16-6.16.1 - NULL Pointer Dereference in ftgmac100_phy_disconnect

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ftgmac100: fix potential NULL pointer access in ftgmac100_phy_disconnect After the call to phy_disconnect() netdev->phydev is reset to NULL. So fixed_phy_unregister() would be called with a NULL pointer as argument. Therefore cache the phy_device before this call.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 3.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (14)
linux/Kernel 6.12.0 - 6.12.43linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.11linux
linux/Kernel 6.16.0 - 6.16.2linux
Linux/Linux < 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.43 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.15.11 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.16.2 - 6.16.*
Linux/Linux 6.17
Linux/Linux e24a6c874601efb3de6e535895dd8e4f56fa98f1 - 44bcd397ad9cd1a6b25fabb7f5edbee4fb0cfc2e
... and 4 more
Published Sep 04, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026