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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71094
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71094
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use The ASIX driver reads the PHY address from the USB device via asix_read_phy_addr(). A malicious or faulty device can return an invalid address (>= PHY_MAX_ADDR), which causes a warning in mdiobus_get_phy(): addr 207 out of range WARNING: drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c:76 Validate the PHY address in asix_read_phy_addr() and remove the now-redundant check in ax88172a.c.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.38-3, 6.1.106-2, 6.1.106-3 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 0, 6.1.159-1~deb11u1, * |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.18, 6.18, * |
Timeline
- Jan 13, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated