net: mdio: validate parameter addr in mdiobus_get_phy()
The caller may pass any value as addr, what may result in an out-of-bounds
access to array mdio_map. One existing case is stmmac_init_phy() that
may pass -1 as addr. Therefore validate addr before using it.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2023-59701 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdio: validate parameter addr in mdiobus_get_phy() The caller may pass any value as addr, what may result in an out-of-bounds access to array mdio_map. One existing case is stmmac_init_phy() that may pass -1 as addr. Therefore validate addr before using it. |
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-129 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdio: validate parameter addr in mdiobus_get_phy() The caller may pass any value as addr, what may result in an out-of-bounds access to array mdio_map. One existing case is stmmac_init_phy() that may pass -1 as addr. Therefore validate addr before using it. | |
| Title | net: mdio: validate parameter addr in mdiobus_get_phy() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:37:02.089Z
Reserved: 2025-03-27T16:40:15.751Z
Link: CVE-2023-53019
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-03-27T17:15:51.330
Modified: 2025-10-30T16:20:36.760
Link: CVE-2023-53019
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Updated: 2025-07-13T11:22:41Z
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