CVE-2024-40928

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcc53abf58d572d34c5313de85f607cd33fc691	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25504f7fe60058b2a9553a9e424fb7dd9683843e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6548d543a27449a1a3d8079925de93f5764d6f22	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92196be82a4eb61813833dc62876fd198ae51ab1	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3ba0557ab2ef15a3663e2fb9b1a3d628a8c3daa
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9e57e7ca77393b5b7072800370370b02eaad0f8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcc53abf58d572d34c5313de85f607cd33fc691	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6548d543a27449a1a3d8079925de93f5764d6f22	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92196be82a4eb61813833dc62876fd198ae51ab1	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-07-12 13:15

Updated : 2026-01-19 13:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-40928

Mitre link : CVE-2024-40928

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-40928

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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