CVE-2025-38725
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: asix_devices: add phy_mask for ax88772 mdio bus Without setting phy_mask for ax88772 mdio bus, current driver may create at most 32 mdio phy devices with phy address range from 0x00 ~ 0x1f. DLink DUB-E100 H/W Ver B1 is such a device. However, only one main phy device will bind to net phy driver. This is creating issue during system suspend/resume since phy_polling_mode() in phy_state_machine() will directly deference member of phydev->drv for non-main phy devices. Then NULL pointer dereference issue will occur. Due to only external phy or internal phy is necessary, add phy_mask for ax88772 mdio bus to workarnoud the issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.153-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.16.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.16.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.43-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.15.190 | |
| linux-kernel | 6.17 | affected | |
| debian | 11.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4faff70959d51078f9ee8372f8cff0d7045e4114
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59ed6fbdb1bc03316e09493ffde7066f031c7524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75947d3200de98a9ded9ad8972e02f1a177097fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a754ab53993b1585132e871c5d811167ad3c52ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad1f8313aeec0115f9978bd2d002ef4a8d96c773
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccef5ee4adf56472aa26bdd1f821a6d0cd06089a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee2cd40b0bb46056949a2319084a729d95389386
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38725.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-38725
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.