{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-38149", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:23.988Z", "datePublished": "2025-07-03T08:35:54.405Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-28T04:13:37.893Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-07-28T04:13:37.893Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: phy: clear phydev->devlink when the link is deleted\n\nThere is a potential crash issue when disabling and re-enabling the\nnetwork port. When disabling the network port, phy_detach() calls\ndevice_link_del() to remove the device link, but it does not clear\nphydev->devlink, so phydev->devlink is not a NULL pointer. Then the\nnetwork port is re-enabled, but if phy_attach_direct() fails before\ncalling device_link_add(), the code jumps to the \"error\" label and\ncalls phy_detach(). Since phydev->devlink retains the old value from\nthe previous attach/detach cycle, device_link_del() uses the old value,\nwhich accesses a NULL pointer and causes a crash. The simplified crash\nlog is as follows.\n\n[ 24.702421] Call trace:\n[ 24.704856] device_link_put_kref+0x20/0x120\n[ 24.709124] device_link_del+0x30/0x48\n[ 24.712864] phy_detach+0x24/0x168\n[ 24.716261] phy_attach_direct+0x168/0x3a4\n[ 24.720352] phylink_fwnode_phy_connect+0xc8/0x14c\n[ 24.725140] phylink_of_phy_connect+0x1c/0x34\n\nTherefore, phydev->devlink needs to be cleared when the device link is\ndeleted."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c"], "versions": [{"version": "bc66fa87d4fda9053a8145e5718fc278c2b88253", "lessThan": "363fdf2777423ad346d781f09548cca14877f729", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "bc66fa87d4fda9053a8145e5718fc278c2b88253", "lessThan": "ddc654e89ace723b78c34911c65243accbc9b75c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "bc66fa87d4fda9053a8145e5718fc278c2b88253", "lessThan": "034bc4a2a72dea2cfcaf24c6bae03c38ad5a0b87", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "bc66fa87d4fda9053a8145e5718fc278c2b88253", "lessThan": "0795b05a59b1371b18ffbf09d385296b12e9f5d5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.2", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.2", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.94", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.34", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.15.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.16", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.94"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.34"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.3"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363fdf2777423ad346d781f09548cca14877f729"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc654e89ace723b78c34911c65243accbc9b75c"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034bc4a2a72dea2cfcaf24c6bae03c38ad5a0b87"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0795b05a59b1371b18ffbf09d385296b12e9f5d5"}], "title": "net: phy: clear phydev->devlink when the link is deleted", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: phy: clear phydev->devlink when the link is deleted\n\nThere is a potential crash issue when disabling and re-enabling the\nnetwork port. When disabling the network port, phy_detach() calls\ndevice_link_del() to remove the device link, but it does not clear\nphydev->devlink, so phydev->devlink is not a NULL pointer. Then the\nnetwork port is re-enabled, but if phy_attach_direct() fails before\ncalling device_link_add(), the code jumps to the \"error\" label and\ncalls phy_detach(). Since phydev->devlink retains the old value from\nthe previous attach/detach cycle, device_link_del() uses the old value,\nwhich accesses a NULL pointer and causes a crash. The simplified crash\nlog is as follows.\n\n[ 24.702421] Call trace:\n[ 24.704856] device_link_put_kref+0x20/0x120\n[ 24.709124] device_link_del+0x30/0x48\n[ 24.712864] phy_detach+0x24/0x168\n[ 24.716261] phy_attach_direct+0x168/0x3a4\n[ 24.720352] phylink_fwnode_phy_connect+0xc8/0x14c\n[ 24.725140] phylink_of_phy_connect+0x1c/0x34\n\nTherefore, phydev->devlink needs to be cleared when the device link is\ndeleted."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: phy: borra phydev->devlink al eliminar el enlace. Existe un posible fallo al deshabilitar y volver a habilitar el puerto de red. Al deshabilitar el puerto de red, phy_detach() llama a device_link_del() para eliminar el enlace del dispositivo, pero no borra phydev->devlink, por lo que phydev->devlink no es un puntero nulo. A continuaci\u00f3n, se vuelve a habilitar el puerto de red, pero si phy_attach_direct() falla antes de llamar a device_link_add(), el c\u00f3digo salta a la etiqueta \"error\" y llama a phy_detach(). Dado que phydev->devlink conserva el valor anterior del ciclo de conexi\u00f3n/desconexi\u00f3n anterior, device_link_del() utiliza el valor anterior, que accede a un puntero nulo y provoca un fallo. El registro de fallos simplificado es el siguiente. [ 24.702421] Rastreo de llamadas: [ 24.704856] device_link_put_kref+0x20/0x120 [ 24.709124] device_link_del+0x30/0x48 [ 24.712864] phy_detach+0x24/0x168 [ 24.716261] phy_attach_direct+0x168/0x3a4 [ 24.720352] phylink_fwnode_phy_connect+0xc8/0x14c [ 24.725140] phylink_of_phy_connect+0x1c/0x34 Por lo tanto, phydev->devlink debe borrarse cuando se elimina el enlace del dispositivo."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38149", "lastModified": "2025-07-03T15:13:53.147", "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-07-03T09:15:29.830", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034bc4a2a72dea2cfcaf24c6bae03c38ad5a0b87"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0795b05a59b1371b18ffbf09d385296b12e9f5d5"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363fdf2777423ad346d781f09548cca14877f729"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc654e89ace723b78c34911c65243accbc9b75c"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"}

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