net: ch9200: fix uninitialised access during mii_nway_restart
In mii_nway_restart() the code attempts to call
mii->mdio_read which is ch9200_mdio_read(). ch9200_mdio_read()
utilises a local buffer called "buff", which is initialised
with control_read(). However "buff" is conditionally
initialised inside control_read():
if (err == size) {
memcpy(data, buf, size);
}
If the condition of "err == size" is not met, then
"buff" remains uninitialised. Once this happens the
uninitialised "buff" is accessed and returned during
ch9200_mdio_read():
return (buff[0] | buff[1] << 8);
The problem stems from the fact that ch9200_mdio_read()
ignores the return value of control_read(), leading to
uinit-access of "buff".
To fix this we should check the return value of
control_read() and return early on error.
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4327-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4328-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5973-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-19447 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ch9200: fix uninitialised access during mii_nway_restart In mii_nway_restart() the code attempts to call mii->mdio_read which is ch9200_mdio_read(). ch9200_mdio_read() utilises a local buffer called "buff", which is initialised with control_read(). However "buff" is conditionally initialised inside control_read(): if (err == size) { memcpy(data, buf, size); } If the condition of "err == size" is not met, then "buff" remains uninitialised. Once this happens the uninitialised "buff" is accessed and returned during ch9200_mdio_read(): return (buff[0] | buff[1] << 8); The problem stems from the fact that ch9200_mdio_read() ignores the return value of control_read(), leading to uinit-access of "buff". To fix this we should check the return value of control_read() and return early on error. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7775-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7775-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7776-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7775-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-4 | Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-5 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7833-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7834-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7833-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7833-3 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7833-4 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7856-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8031-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-4 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-5 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8031-2 | Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-6 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8031-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8052-1 | Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-7 | Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
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USN-8028-8 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8052-2 | Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8074-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8074-2 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8126-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-908 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ch9200: fix uninitialised access during mii_nway_restart In mii_nway_restart() the code attempts to call mii->mdio_read which is ch9200_mdio_read(). ch9200_mdio_read() utilises a local buffer called "buff", which is initialised with control_read(). However "buff" is conditionally initialised inside control_read(): if (err == size) { memcpy(data, buf, size); } If the condition of "err == size" is not met, then "buff" remains uninitialised. Once this happens the uninitialised "buff" is accessed and returned during ch9200_mdio_read(): return (buff[0] | buff[1] << 8); The problem stems from the fact that ch9200_mdio_read() ignores the return value of control_read(), leading to uinit-access of "buff". To fix this we should check the return value of control_read() and return early on error. | |
| Title | net: ch9200: fix uninitialised access during mii_nway_restart | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:20:59.045Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.981Z
Link: CVE-2025-38086
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-28T08:15:24.997
Modified: 2025-12-17T16:36:11.670
Link: CVE-2025-38086
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Updated: 2025-07-06T22:16:28Z
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