In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: dsa: mv88e6060: prevent crash on an unused port

If the port isn't a CPU port nor a user port, 'cpu_dp'
is a null pointer and a crash happened on dereferencing
it in mv88e6060_setup_port():

[ 9.575872] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000014
...
[ 9.942216] mv88e6060_setup from dsa_register_switch+0x814/0xe84
[ 9.948616] dsa_register_switch from mdio_probe+0x2c/0x54
[ 9.954433] mdio_probe from really_probe.part.0+0x98/0x2a0
[ 9.960375] really_probe.part.0 from driver_probe_device+0x30/0x10c
[ 9.967029] driver_probe_device from __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x13c
[ 9.973946] __device_attach_driver from bus_for_each_drv+0x90/0xe0
[ 9.980509] bus_for_each_drv from __device_attach+0x110/0x184
[ 9.986632] __device_attach from bus_probe_device+0x8c/0x94
[ 9.992577] bus_probe_device from deferred_probe_work_func+0x78/0xa8
[ 9.999311] deferred_probe_work_func from process_one_work+0x290/0x73c
[ 10.006292] process_one_work from worker_thread+0x30/0x4b8
[ 10.012155] worker_thread from kthread+0xd4/0x10c
[ 10.017238] kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x3c
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-55318 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mv88e6060: prevent crash on an unused port If the port isn't a CPU port nor a user port, 'cpu_dp' is a null pointer and a crash happened on dereferencing it in mv88e6060_setup_port(): [ 9.575872] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000014 ... [ 9.942216] mv88e6060_setup from dsa_register_switch+0x814/0xe84 [ 9.948616] dsa_register_switch from mdio_probe+0x2c/0x54 [ 9.954433] mdio_probe from really_probe.part.0+0x98/0x2a0 [ 9.960375] really_probe.part.0 from driver_probe_device+0x30/0x10c [ 9.967029] driver_probe_device from __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x13c [ 9.973946] __device_attach_driver from bus_for_each_drv+0x90/0xe0 [ 9.980509] bus_for_each_drv from __device_attach+0x110/0x184 [ 9.986632] __device_attach from bus_probe_device+0x8c/0x94 [ 9.992577] bus_probe_device from deferred_probe_work_func+0x78/0xa8 [ 9.999311] deferred_probe_work_func from process_one_work+0x290/0x73c [ 10.006292] process_one_work from worker_thread+0x30/0x4b8 [ 10.012155] worker_thread from kthread+0xd4/0x10c [ 10.017238] kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x3c
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mv88e6060: prevent crash on an unused port If the port isn't a CPU port nor a user port, 'cpu_dp' is a null pointer and a crash happened on dereferencing it in mv88e6060_setup_port(): [ 9.575872] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000014 ... [ 9.942216] mv88e6060_setup from dsa_register_switch+0x814/0xe84 [ 9.948616] dsa_register_switch from mdio_probe+0x2c/0x54 [ 9.954433] mdio_probe from really_probe.part.0+0x98/0x2a0 [ 9.960375] really_probe.part.0 from driver_probe_device+0x30/0x10c [ 9.967029] driver_probe_device from __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x13c [ 9.973946] __device_attach_driver from bus_for_each_drv+0x90/0xe0 [ 9.980509] bus_for_each_drv from __device_attach+0x110/0x184 [ 9.986632] __device_attach from bus_probe_device+0x8c/0x94 [ 9.992577] bus_probe_device from deferred_probe_work_func+0x78/0xa8 [ 9.999311] deferred_probe_work_func from process_one_work+0x290/0x73c [ 10.006292] process_one_work from worker_thread+0x30/0x4b8 [ 10.012155] worker_thread from kthread+0xd4/0x10c [ 10.017238] kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x3c
Title net: dsa: mv88e6060: prevent crash on an unused port
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-18T11:01:48.080Z

Reserved: 2025-06-18T10:57:27.402Z

Link: CVE-2022-50047

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-06-18T11:15:33.280

Modified: 2025-11-13T18:40:04.567

Link: CVE-2022-50047

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-06-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50047 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-06-23T08:36:33Z