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CVE-2024-40928
Wireless Quantal NavLink ethtool Null Pointer Dereference
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: fix the error condition in ethtool_get_phy_stats_ethtool() Clang static checker (scan-build) warning: net/ethtool/ioctl.c:line 2233, column 2 Called function pointer is null (null dereference). Return '-EOPNOTSUPP' when 'ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats' is NULL to fix this typo error.

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Published Date :

July 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2024, 4:34 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

Exploitability Score :

Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcc53abf58d572d34c5313de85f607cd33fc691
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6548d543a27449a1a3d8079925de93f5764d6f22
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92196be82a4eb61813833dc62876fd198ae51ab1

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  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: fix the error condition in ethtool_get_phy_stats_ethtool() Clang static checker (scan-build) warning: net/ethtool/ioctl.c:line 2233, column 2 Called function pointer is null (null dereference). Return '-EOPNOTSUPP' when 'ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats' is NULL to fix this typo error.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6548d543a27449a1a3d8079925de93f5764d6f22 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92196be82a4eb61813833dc62876fd198ae51ab1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcc53abf58d572d34c5313de85f607cd33fc691 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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