# CVE-2024-35796: net: ll\_temac: platform\_get\_resource replaced by wrong function

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.9
- Published: 2024-05-17 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.8.2, fixed in 5.9
- Linux: 5.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ll_temac: platform_get_resource replaced by wrong function The function platform_get_resource was replaced with devm_platform_ioremap_resource_byname and is called using 0 as name. This eventually ends up in platform_get_resource_byname in the call stack, where it causes a null pointer in strcmp. if (type == resource_type(r) && !strcmp(r->name, name)) It should have been replaced with devm_platform_ioremap_resource.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.9) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d9395ba7f85bdb7af0b93272e537484ecbeff48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/553d294db94b5f139378022df480a9fb6c3ae39e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46efbdbc95a30951c2579caf97b6df2ee2b3bef3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/476eed5f1c22034774902a980aa48dc4662cb39a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9edb569fd9f688d887e36db8170f6e22bafbc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c0c29f667870f17c0b764544bdf22ce0e886a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a38a829c8bc27d78552c28e582eb1d885d07d11

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