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CVE-2025-38537— net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于为genphy注册LED时未正确处理，可能导致死锁。

AI Predicted 6.5 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.15% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1498.002 · Reflection Amplification

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464< ec158d05eaa91b2809cab65f8068290e3c05ebdd affected
01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464< fd6493533af9e5d73d0d42ff2a8ded978a701dc6 affected
01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464< 75e1b2079ef0653a2f7aa69be515d86b7faf1908 affected
01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464< f0f2b992d8185a0366be951685e08643aae17d6d affected
6.4 affected
< 6.4 unaffected
6.6.100≤ 6.6.* unaffected
6.12.40≤ 6.12.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-38537

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Vulnerability Title
net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy If a PHY has no driver, the genphy driver is probed/removed directly in phy_attach/detach. If the PHY's ofnode has an "leds" subnode, then the LEDs will be (un)registered when probing/removing the genphy driver. This could occur if the leds are for a non-generic driver that isn't loaded for whatever reason. Synchronously removing the PHY device in phy_detach leads to the following deadlock: rtnl_lock() ndo_close() ... phy_detach() phy_remove() phy_leds_unregister() led_classdev_unregister() led_trigger_set() netdev_trigger_deactivate() unregister_netdevice_notifier() rtnl_lock() There is a corresponding deadlock on the open/register side of things (and that one is reported by lockdep), but it requires a race while this one is deterministic. Generic PHYs do not support LEDs anyway, so don't bother registering them.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于为genphy注册LED时未正确处理，可能导致死锁。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464 ~ ec158d05eaa91b2809cab65f8068290e3c05ebdd -
Linux Linux 6.4 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2025-38537 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-08-16 · 59 CVEs total

CVE-2025-38527 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break
CVE-2025-38533 9.8 CRITICAL net: libwx: fix the using of Rx buffer DMA
CVE-2025-38552 9.4 CRITICAL mptcp: plug races between subflow fail and subflow creation
CVE-2023-3867 9.1 CRITICAL ksmbd: fix out of bounds read in smb2_sess_setup
CVE-2023-4515 9.1 CRITICAL ksmbd: validate command request size
CVE-2023-32249 9.1 CRITICAL ksmbd: not allow guest user on multichannel
CVE-2025-38512 8.8 HIGH wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks
CVE-2025-38511 8.8 HIGH drm/xe/pf: Clear all LMTT pages on alloc
CVE-2023-4130 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: fix wrong next length validation of ea buffer in smb2_set_ea()
CVE-2023-3865 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: fix out-of-bound read in smb2_write
CVE-2025-38539 7.8 HIGH tracing: Add down_write(trace_event_sem) when adding trace event
CVE-2025-38532 7.8 HIGH net: libwx: properly reset Rx ring descriptor
CVE-2025-38542 7.8 HIGH net: appletalk: Fix device refcount leak in atrtr_create()
CVE-2025-38536 7.8 HIGH net: airoha: fix potential use-after-free in airoha_npu_get()
CVE-2025-38502 7.8 HIGH bpf: Fix oob access in cgroup local storage
CVE-2025-38550 7.8 HIGH ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec()
CVE-2025-38514 7.5 HIGH rxrpc: Fix oops due to non-existence of prealloc backlog struct
CVE-2025-38501 7.5 HIGH ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP
CVE-2025-38524 7.5 HIGH rxrpc: Fix recv-recv race of completed call
CVE-2025-38526 7.5 HIGH ice: add NULL check in eswitch lag check

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