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CVE-2025-38736 HIGH

Published: 2025-09-05 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: asix_devices: Fix PHY address mask in MDIO bus initialization Syzbot reported shift-out-of-bounds exception on MDIO bus initialization. The PHY address should be masked to 5 bits (0-31). Without this mask, invalid PHY addresses could be used, potentially causing issues with MDIO bus operations. Fix this by masking the PHY address with 0x1f (31 decimal) to ensure it stays within the valid range.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.2

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-125

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc50e240> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdcf6a3c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.12.43 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc50fc80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.17 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc50ef80> Operating System
debian debian_linux 11.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdd1c84c0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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