Answer in brief
CVE-2024-35891 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in net: phy: micrel: Fix potential null pointer dereference. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ece19502834d84ece2e056db28257ca2aa6e4d48 <10608161696c2768f53426642f78a42bcaaa53e8 || >=ece19502834d84ece2e056db28257ca2aa6e4d48 <95c1016a2d92c4c28a9d1b6d09859c00b19c0ea4 || >=ece19502834d84ece2e056db28257ca2aa6e4d48 <49767b0df276f12e3e7184601e09ee7430e252dc || >=ece19502834d84ece2e056db28257ca2aa6e4d48 <96c155943a703f0655c0c4cab540f67055960e91 | 10608161696c2768f53426642f78a42bcaaa53e8, 95c1016a2d92c4c28a9d1b6d09859c00b19c0ea4, 49767b0df276f12e3e7184601e09ee7430e252dc, 96c155943a703f0655c0c4cab540f67055960e91 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 19, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: micrel: Fix potential null pointer dereference In lan8814_get_sig_rx() and lan8814_get_sig_tx() ptp_parse_header() may return NULL as ptp_header due to abnormal packet type or corrupted packet. Fix this bug by adding ptp_header check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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