CVE-2024-35891
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: micrel: Fix potential null pointer dereference In lan8814_get_sig_rx() and lan8814_get_sig_tx() ptp_parse_header() may return NULL as ptp_header due to abnormal packet type or…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: micrel: Fix potential null pointer dereference In lan8814_get_sig_rx() and lan8814_get_sig_tx() ptp_parse_header() may return NULL as ptp_header due to abnormal packet type or corrupted packet. Fix this bug by adding ptp_header check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10608161696c2768f53426642f78a42bcaaa53e8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49767b0df276f12e3e7184601e09ee7430e252dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c1016a2d92c4c28a9d1b6d09859c00b19c0ea4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96c155943a703f0655c0c4cab540f67055960e91Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10608161696c2768f53426642f78a42bcaaa53e8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49767b0df276f12e3e7184601e09ee7430e252dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c1016a2d92c4c28a9d1b6d09859c00b19c0ea4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96c155943a703f0655c0c4cab540f67055960e91Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.