Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38272 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: dsa: b53: do not enable EEE on bcm63xx. 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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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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 | 4.15 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=22256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 <155bc8f94d52c01c0952acee8156f05f26d81ef6 || >=22256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 <3fbe3f4c57fda09f32e13fa05f53a0cc6f500619 || >=22256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 <2dbccf1eb8c04b84ee3afdb1d6b787db02e7befc || >=22256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 <1237c2d4a8db79dfd4369bff6930b0e385ed7d5c | 155bc8f94d52c01c0952acee8156f05f26d81ef6, 3fbe3f4c57fda09f32e13fa05f53a0cc6f500619, 2dbccf1eb8c04b84ee3afdb1d6b787db02e7befc, 1237c2d4a8db79dfd4369bff6930b0e385ed7d5c |
Published upstream
Jul 10, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 21, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: b53: do not enable EEE on bcm63xx BCM63xx internal switches do not support EEE, but provide multiple RGMII ports where external PHYs may be connected. If one of these PHYs are EEE capable, we may try to enable EEE for the MACs, which then hangs the system on access of the (non-existent) EEE registers. Fix this by checking if the switch actually supports EEE before attempting to configure it.
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