CVE-2025-38726
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
04/09/2025
Last modified:
25/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net: ftgmac100: fix potential NULL pointer access in ftgmac100_phy_disconnect<br />
<br />
After the call to phy_disconnect() netdev->phydev is reset to NULL.<br />
So fixed_phy_unregister() would be called with a NULL pointer as argument.<br />
Therefore cache the phy_device before this call.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 (including) | 6.12.43 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.15.11 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.16 (including) | 6.16.2 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



