CVE-2024-40928
net: ethtool: fix the error condition in ethtool_get_phy_stats_ethtool()
Severity Score
4.4
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ethtool: fix the error condition in ethtool_get_phy_stats_ethtool()
Clang static checker (scan-build) warning:
net/ethtool/ioctl.c:line 2233, column 2
Called function pointer is null (null dereference).
Return '-EOPNOTSUPP' when 'ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats' is NULL to fix
this typo error.
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2024-07-12 CVE Reserved
- 2024-07-12 CVE Published
- 2024-07-13 EPSS Updated
- 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/201ed315f9676809cd5b20a39206e964106d4f27 | Vuln. Introduced |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40928 | 2024-08-15 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2297512 | 2024-08-15 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.2 < 6.6.35 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.2 < 6.6.35" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.2 < 6.9.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.2 < 6.9.6" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.2 < 6.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.2 < 6.10" | en |
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