# CVE-2024-38584: net: ti: icssg\_prueth: Fix NULL pointer dereference in prueth\_probe()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-19 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ti: icssg_prueth: Fix NULL pointer dereference in prueth_probe() In the prueth_probe() function, if one of the calls to emac_phy_connect() fails due to of_phy_connect() returning NULL, then the subsequent call to phy_attached_info() will dereference a NULL pointer. Check the return code of emac_phy_connect and fail cleanly if there is an error.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd17f0e74cb99d209945b9f1f06d411aa667eb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0a82ebabbdc4c307f781bb0e5cd617949a3900d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e1d5bd7f4682e6925dd960aba2a1aa1d93da53a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31c7e78086127a7fcaa761e8d336ee855a920c6

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