CVE-2025-38086
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ch9200: fix uninitialised access during mii_nway_restart In mii_nway_restart() the code attempts to call mii->mdio_read which is ch9200_mdio_read(). ch9200_mdio_read() utilises a…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ch9200: fix uninitialised access during mii_nway_restart In mii_nway_restart() the code attempts to call mii->mdio_read which is ch9200_mdio_read(). ch9200_mdio_read() utilises a local buffer called "buff", which is initialised with control_read(). However "buff" is conditionally initialised inside control_read(): if (err == size) { memcpy(data, buf, size); } If the condition of "err == size" is not met, then "buff" remains uninitialised. Once this happens the uninitialised "buff" is accessed and returned during ch9200_mdio_read(): return (buff[0] | buff[1] << 8); The problem stems from the fact that ch9200_mdio_read() ignores the return value of control_read(), leading to uinit-access of "buff". To fix this we should check the return value of control_read() and return early on error.
- 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
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/119766de4930ff40db9f36b960cb53b0c400e81bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33163c68d2e3061fa3935b5f0a1867958b1cdbd2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4da7fcc098218ff92b2e83a43f545c02f714ceddPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd2569d0b2f918e9581f744df0263caf73ee76cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a350f30d65197354706b7759b5c89d6c267b1a9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad0452c0277b816a435433cca601304cfac7c21Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da3e442714f7f4393ff01c265c4959c03e88c2fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdaa6d1cb2ff1219c6c822b27655dd170ffb0f72Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.