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

net: phy: micrel: always set shared->phydev for LAN8814

Currently, during the LAN8814 PTP probe shared->phydev is only set if PTP
clock gets actually set, otherwise the function will return before setting
it.

This is an issue as shared->phydev is unconditionally being used when IRQ
is being handled, especially in lan8814_gpio_process_cap and since it was
not set it will cause a NULL pointer exception and crash the kernel.

So, simply always set shared->phydev to avoid the NULL pointer exception.
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Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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

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Important


Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: micrel: always set shared->phydev for LAN8814 Currently, during the LAN8814 PTP probe shared->phydev is only set if PTP clock gets actually set, otherwise the function will return before setting it. This is an issue as shared->phydev is unconditionally being used when IRQ is being handled, especially in lan8814_gpio_process_cap and since it was not set it will cause a NULL pointer exception and crash the kernel. So, simply always set shared->phydev to avoid the NULL pointer exception.
Title net: phy: micrel: always set shared->phydev for LAN8814
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-04T15:31:28.941Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.181Z

Link: CVE-2025-40239

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-04T16:16:16.963

Modified: 2025-12-04T17:15:08.283

Link: CVE-2025-40239

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-12-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40239 - Bugzilla

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