In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: phy: micrel: always set shared->phydev for LAN8814
Currently, during the LAN8814 PTP probe shared->phydev is only set if PTP clock gets actually set, otherwise the function will return before setting it.
This is an issue as shared->phydev is unconditionally being used when IRQ is being handled, especially in lan8814_gpio_process_cap and since it was not set it will cause a NULL pointer exception and crash the kernel.
So, simply always set shared->phydev to avoid the NULL pointer exception.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Jan 15, 2026 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.17Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1008-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.17Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.17Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-14-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-14-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1006-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.17Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17 | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 |
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