CVE-2024-40928

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ethtool implementation in the ethtool_get_phy_stats_ethtool() function, where the issue arises when a null function pointer is dereferenced if the 'ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats' is NULL, potentially leading to a crash.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.