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CVE-2025-40189— net: usb: lan78xx: Fix lost EEPROM read timeout error(-ETIMEDOUT) in lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom

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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，该漏洞源于未初始化变量读取，可能导致内核BUG。

AI Predicted 6.5 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.20% · P9

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter

Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 8b1b2ca83b200fa46fdfb81e80ad5fe34537e6d4< a72a7c4f675080a324d4c2167bd2314d968279f1 affected
8b1b2ca83b200fa46fdfb81e80ad5fe34537e6d4< 49bdb63ff64469a6de8ea901aef123c75be9bbe7 affected
6.14 affected
< 6.14 unaffected
6.17.4≤ 6.17.* unaffected
6.18≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-40189

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Vulnerability Title
net: usb: lan78xx: Fix lost EEPROM read timeout error(-ETIMEDOUT) in lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: lan78xx: Fix lost EEPROM read timeout error(-ETIMEDOUT) in lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom Syzbot reported read of uninitialized variable BUG with following call stack. lan78xx 8-1:1.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): EEPROM read operation timeout ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in lan78xx_read_eeprom drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:1095 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in lan78xx_init_mac_address drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:1937 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in lan78xx_reset+0x999/0x2cd0 drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:3241 lan78xx_read_eeprom drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:1095 [inline] lan78xx_init_mac_address drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:1937 [inline] lan78xx_reset+0x999/0x2cd0 drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:3241 lan78xx_bind+0x711/0x1690 drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:3766 lan78xx_probe+0x225c/0x3310 drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:4707 Local variable sig.i.i created at: lan78xx_read_eeprom drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:1092 [inline] lan78xx_init_mac_address drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:1937 [inline] lan78xx_reset+0x77e/0x2cd0 drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:3241 lan78xx_bind+0x711/0x1690 drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c:3766 The function lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom failed to properly propagate EEPROM read timeout errors (-ETIMEDOUT). In the fallthrough path, it first attempted to restore the pin configuration for LED outputs and then returned only the status of that restore operation, discarding the original timeout error. As a result, callers could mistakenly treat the data buffer as valid even though the EEPROM read had actually timed out with no data or partial data. To fix this, handle errors in restoring the LED pin configuration separately. If the restore succeeds, return any prior EEPROM timeout error correctly to the caller.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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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，该漏洞源于未初始化变量读取，可能导致内核BUG。
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)

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Linux Linux 8b1b2ca83b200fa46fdfb81e80ad5fe34537e6d4 ~ a72a7c4f675080a324d4c2167bd2314d968279f1 -
Linux Linux 6.14 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-11-12 · 96 CVEs total

CVE-2025-40176 9.8 CRITICAL tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails
CVE-2025-40140 8.8 HIGH net: usb: Remove disruptive netif_wake_queue in rtl8150_set_multicast
CVE-2025-40133 8.1 HIGH mptcp: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in mptcp_active_enable().
CVE-2025-40204 8.1 HIGH sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time
CVE-2025-40168 8.1 HIGH smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match().
CVE-2025-40158 8.1 HIGH ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output()
CVE-2025-40135 8.1 HIGH ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit()
CVE-2025-40186 8.1 HIGH tcp: Don't call reqsk_fastopen_remove() in tcp_conn_request().
CVE-2025-40141 8.0 HIGH Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible UAF on iso_conn_free
CVE-2025-40167 7.8 HIGH ext4: detect invalid INLINE_DATA + EXTENTS flag combination
CVE-2025-40159 7.8 HIGH xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation
CVE-2025-40166 7.8 HIGH drm/xe/guc: Check GuC running state before deregistering exec queue
CVE-2025-40165 7.8 HIGH media: nxp: imx8-isi: m2m: Fix streaming cleanup on release
CVE-2025-40151 7.8 HIGH LoongArch: BPF: No support of struct argument in trampoline programs
CVE-2025-40149 7.8 HIGH tls: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in get_netdev_for_sock().
CVE-2025-40172 7.8 HIGH accel/qaic: Treat remaining == 0 as error in find_and_map_user_pages()
CVE-2025-40169 7.8 HIGH bpf: Reject negative offsets for ALU ops
CVE-2025-40201 7.8 HIGH kernel/sys.c: fix the racy usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64() paths
CVE-2025-40203 7.8 HIGH listmount: don't call path_put() under namespace semaphore
CVE-2025-40205 7.8 HIGH btrfs: avoid potential out-of-bounds in btrfs_encode_fh()

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