The vulnerability of the phy_setup_ports() function in the drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c file of the Linux physical layer network driver kernel module allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the physetupports function in the drivers/net/phy/phydevice.c file of the Linux physical layer network driver kernel module leads to a mutual locking condition. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...