Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38725
net: usb: asix_devices: add phy_mask for ax88772 mdio bus
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: usb: asix_devices: add phy_mask for ax88772 mdio bus
Without setting phy_mask for ax88772 mdio bus, current driver may create
at most 32 mdio phy devices with phy address range from 0x00 ~ 0x1f.
DLink DUB-E100 H/W Ver B1 is such a device. However, only one main phy
device will bind to net phy driver. This is creating issue during system
suspend/resume since phy_polling_mode() in phy_state_machine() will
directly deference member of phydev->drv for non-main phy devices. Then
NULL pointer dereference issue will occur. Due to only external phy or
internal phy is necessary, add phy_mask for ax88772 mdio bus to workarnoud
the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.14 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.43; 6.13 before 6.15.11; 6.16 before 6.16.2; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
e532a096be0e5e570b383e71d4560e7f04384e0f before 75947d3200de98a9ded9ad8972e02f1a177097fe; e532a096be0e5e570b383e71d4560e7f04384e0f before 59ed6fbdb1bc03316e09493ffde7066f031c7524; e532a096be0e5e570b383e71d4560e7f04384e0f before ccef5ee4adf56472aa26bdd1f821a6d0cd06089a; e532a096be0e5e570b383e71d4560e7f04384e0f before ee2cd40b0bb46056949a2319084a729d95389386; e532a096be0e5e570b383e71d4560e7f04384e0f before a754ab53993b1585132e871c5d811167ad3c52ff; e532a096be0e5e570b383e71d4560e7f04384e0f before ad1f8313aeec0115f9978bd2d002ef4a8d96c773; +2 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38725
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38725
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4faff70959d51078f9ee8372f8cff0d7045e4114
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59ed6fbdb1bc03316e09493ffde7066f031c7524
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75947d3200de98a9ded9ad8972e02f1a177097fe
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a754ab53993b1585132e871c5d811167ad3c52ff
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad1f8313aeec0115f9978bd2d002ef4a8d96c773
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccef5ee4adf56472aa26bdd1f821a6d0cd06089a
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