# CVE-2024-35945: net: phy: phy\_device: Prevent nullptr exceptions on ISR

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.27, 6.8.6
- Published: 2024-05-19 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.3.0, fixed in 6.6.27; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.8.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: phy_device: Prevent nullptr exceptions on ISR If phydev->irq is set unconditionally, check for valid interrupt handler or fall back to polling mode to prevent nullptr exceptions in interrupt service routine.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.27, 6.8.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f082d6a90ecb6c980579ae170b27f48d5601f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a71f61ebf95cedd3f245db6da397822971d8db5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3419ee39e3d3162ab2ec9942bb537613ed5b6311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61c81872815f46006982bb80460c0c80a949b35b

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