In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: mdio: Check regmap pointer returned by device_node_to_regmap()

The call to device_node_to_regmap() in airoha_mdio_probe() can return
an ERR_PTR() if regmap initialization fails. Currently, the driver
stores the pointer without validation, which could lead to a crash
if it is later dereferenced.

Add an IS_ERR() check and return the corresponding error code to make
the probe path more robust.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000


Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mdio: Check regmap pointer returned by device_node_to_regmap() The call to device_node_to_regmap() in airoha_mdio_probe() can return an ERR_PTR() if regmap initialization fails. Currently, the driver stores the pointer without validation, which could lead to a crash if it is later dereferenced. Add an IS_ERR() check and return the corresponding error code to make the probe path more robust.
Title net: mdio: Check regmap pointer returned by device_node_to_regmap()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-16T13:43:04.691Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.252Z

Link: CVE-2025-68187

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:51.353

Modified: 2025-12-18T15:08:25.907

Link: CVE-2025-68187

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68187 - Bugzilla

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