CVE-2024-35945

kernel: net: phy: phy_device: Prevent nullptr exceptions on ISR

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 19, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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

net: phy: phy_device: Prevent nullptr exceptions on ISR

If phydev->irq is set unconditionally, check for valid interrupt handler or fall back to polling mode to prevent nullptr exceptions in interrupt service routine.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE not specified