# CVE-2025-39876: net: fec: Fix possible NPD in fec\_enet\_phy\_reset\_after\_clk\_enable()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.300, 4.20, 5.9, 5.10
- Published: 2025-09-23 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.4.73, fixed in 5.4.300; from 4.19.153, fixed in 4.20; from 5.8.17, fixed in 5.9; from 5.9.2, fixed in 5.10
- Linux: 5.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fec: Fix possible NPD in fec_enet_phy_reset_after_clk_enable() The function of_phy_find_device may return NULL, so we need to take care before dereferencing phy_dev.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.300, 4.20, 5.9, 5.10) 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/8c60d12bba14dc655d2d948b1dbf390b3ae39cb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20a3433d31c2d2bf70ab0abec75f3136b42ae66c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a699d6e92cfdfa9eb9dbb8c653b5322542ca4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f1bb554a131e59b28482abad21f691390651752
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe78891f296ac05bf4e5295c9829ef822f3c32e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe53aaa4271a72fe5fe3e88a45ce01646b68dc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb148d85e126c47d65be34f2a465d69432ca5541
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03e79de4608bdd48ad6eec272e196124cefaf798

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