Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-46856

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices The probe function is onl...

CVE-2024-46856 net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices The probe function is only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY, leaving the private data pointer uninitialized for the DP83825 models which causes a NULL pointer...

CVE-2024-46856 net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices The probe function is only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY, leaving the private data pointer uninitialized for the DP83825 models which causes a NULL pointer...

CVE-2024-46856

Summary of CVE-2024-46856 : In the Linux kernel, the net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices vulnerability was addressed by ensuring all PHY models have a valid private data pointer. The issue arose because probe() was only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY, leaving the ...