GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2024-46856 (GCVE-0-2024-46856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-27 12:42 – Updated: 2026-05-11 20:37
VLAI
Title
net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices The probe() function is only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY, leaving the private data pointer uninitialized for the DP83825 models which causes a NULL pointer dereference in the recently introduced/changed functions dp8382x_config_init() and dp83822_set_wol(). Add the dp8382x_probe() function, so all PHY models will have a valid private data pointer to fix this issue and also prevent similar issues in the future.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-29 13:58 UTC
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad , < 67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4 (git)
Affected: 9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad , < 3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952 (git)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Linux Linux Affected: 6.10
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.10 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.10.11 , ≤ 6.10.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.11 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2024-46856",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-09-29T13:58:00.414967Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-09-29T13:58:05.382Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/phy/dp83822.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/phy/dp83822.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.10"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.10",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.10.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.10.11",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.11",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.10.11",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.10",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.11",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.10",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices\n\nThe probe() function is only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY,\nleaving the private data pointer uninitialized for the DP83825 models\nwhich causes a NULL pointer dereference in the recently introduced/changed\nfunctions dp8382x_config_init() and dp83822_set_wol().\n\nAdd the dp8382x_probe() function, so all PHY models will have a valid\nprivate data pointer to fix this issue and also prevent similar issues\nin the future."
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:37:52.367Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952"
        }
      ],
      "title": "net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2024-46856",
    "datePublished": "2024-09-27T12:42:47.908Z",
    "dateReserved": "2024-09-11T15:12:18.291Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:37:52.367Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2024-46856",
      "date": "2026-09-19",
      "epss": "0.00178",
      "percentile": "0.07599"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "affected": [
          {
            "affectedData": [
              {
                "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                "product": "Linux",
                "programFiles": [
                  "drivers/net/phy/dp83822.c"
                ],
                "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                "vendor": "Linux",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "lessThan": "67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad",
                    "versionType": "git"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThan": "3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad",
                    "versionType": "git"
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "defaultStatus": "affected",
                "product": "Linux",
                "programFiles": [
                  "drivers/net/phy/dp83822.c"
                ],
                "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                "vendor": "Linux",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "6.10"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThan": "6.10",
                    "status": "unaffected",
                    "version": "0",
                    "versionType": "semver"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "6.10.*",
                    "status": "unaffected",
                    "version": "6.10.11",
                    "versionType": "semver"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                    "status": "unaffected",
                    "version": "6.11",
                    "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
          }
        ],
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "1C00DB61-E108-46C8-817A-E3ED88BEA191",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.10.11",
                    "versionStartIncluding": "6.10",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "8B3CE743-2126-47A3-8B7C-822B502CF119",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "4DEB27E7-30AA-45CC-8934-B89263EF3551",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "E0005AEF-856E-47EB-BFE4-90C46899394D",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "39889A68-6D34-47A6-82FC-CD0BF23D6754",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "B8383ABF-1457-401F-9B61-EE50F4C61F4F",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "B77A9280-37E6-49AD-B559-5B23A3B1DC3D",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "DE5298B3-04B4-4F3E-B186-01A58B5C75A6",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices\n\nThe probe() function is only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY,\nleaving the private data pointer uninitialized for the DP83825 models\nwhich causes a NULL pointer dereference in the recently introduced/changed\nfunctions dp8382x_config_init() and dp83822_set_wol().\n\nAdd the dp8382x_probe() function, so all PHY models will have a valid\nprivate data pointer to fix this issue and also prevent similar issues\nin the future."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: phy: dp83822: Se corrige la desreferencia del puntero NULL en los dispositivos DP83825 La funci\u00f3n probe() solo se usa para DP83822 y DP83826 PHY, lo que deja el puntero de datos privados sin inicializar para los modelos DP83825, lo que provoca una desreferencia del puntero NULL en las funciones recientemente introducidas/cambiadas dp8382x_config_init() y dp83822_set_wol(). Agregue la funci\u00f3n dp8382x_probe(), para que todos los modelos PHY tengan un puntero de datos privados v\u00e1lido para solucionar este problema y tambi\u00e9n evitar problemas similares en el futuro."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2024-46856",
        "lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:56:05.557",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 5.5,
                "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
              "impactScore": 3.6,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary"
            }
          ],
          "ssvcV203": [
            {
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "ssvcData": {
                "id": "CVE-2024-46856",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "technicalImpact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-09-29T13:58:00.414967Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2024-09-27T13:15:17.210",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-476"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T14:27:49+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2024-46856",
      "id": "CVE-2024-46856",
      "initial_release_date": "2024-09-27T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "198",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-46856.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": {
        "adp": [
          {
            "metrics": [
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "id": "CVE-2024-46856",
                    "options": [
                      {
                        "Exploitation": "none"
                      },
                      {
                        "Automatable": "no"
                      },
                      {
                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                      }
                    ],
                    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                    "timestamp": "2024-09-29T13:58:00.414967Z",
                    "version": "2.0.3"
                  },
                  "type": "ssvc"
                }
              }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2024-09-29T13:58:01.764Z",
              "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
            },
            "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
          }
        ],
        "cna": {
          "affected": [
            {
              "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
              "product": "Linux",
              "programFiles": [
                "drivers/net/phy/dp83822.c"
              ],
              "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
              "vendor": "Linux",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "lessThan": "67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad",
                  "versionType": "git"
                },
                {
                  "lessThan": "3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "9ef9ecfa9e9f0472adf5b254bda1e0788bc8eaad",
                  "versionType": "git"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "defaultStatus": "affected",
              "product": "Linux",
              "programFiles": [
                "drivers/net/phy/dp83822.c"
              ],
              "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
              "vendor": "Linux",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.10"
                },
                {
                  "lessThan": "6.10",
                  "status": "unaffected",
                  "version": "0",
                  "versionType": "semver"
                },
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "6.10.*",
                  "status": "unaffected",
                  "version": "6.10.11",
                  "versionType": "semver"
                },
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                  "status": "unaffected",
                  "version": "6.11",
                  "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "cpeApplicability": [
            {
              "nodes": [
                {
                  "cpeMatch": [
                    {
                      "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                      "versionEndExcluding": "6.10.11",
                      "versionStartIncluding": "6.10",
                      "vulnerable": true
                    },
                    {
                      "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                      "versionEndExcluding": "6.11",
                      "versionStartIncluding": "6.10",
                      "vulnerable": true
                    }
                  ],
                  "negate": false,
                  "operator": "OR"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices\n\nThe probe() function is only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY,\nleaving the private data pointer uninitialized for the DP83825 models\nwhich causes a NULL pointer dereference in the recently introduced/changed\nfunctions dp8382x_config_init() and dp83822_set_wol().\n\nAdd the dp8382x_probe() function, so all PHY models will have a valid\nprivate data pointer to fix this issue and also prevent similar issues\nin the future."
            }
          ],
          "providerMetadata": {
            "dateUpdated": "2025-05-04T09:36:03.799Z",
            "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "shortName": "Linux"
          },
          "references": [
            {
              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4"
            },
            {
              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952"
            }
          ],
          "title": "net: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices",
          "x_generator": {
            "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
          }
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "cveId": "CVE-2024-46856",
        "datePublished": "2024-09-27T12:42:47.908Z",
        "dateReserved": "2024-09-11T15:12:18.291Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2025-05-04T09:36:03.799Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.