net: phy: leds: fix memory leak (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 10 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: leds: fix memory leak A network restart test on a router led to an out-of-memory condition, which was traced to a memory leak in the PHY LED trigger code. The root cause is misuse of the devm API. The registration function (phy_led_triggers_register) is called from phy_attach_direct, not phy_probe, and the unregister function (phy_led_triggers_unregister) is called from phy_detach, not phy_remove. This means the register and unregister functions can be called multiple times for the same PHY device, but devm-allocated memory is not freed until the driver is unbound. This also prevents kmemleak from detecting the leak, as the devm API internally stores the allocated pointer. Fix this by replacing devm_kzalloc/devm_kcalloc with standard kzalloc/kcalloc, and add the corresponding kfree calls in the unregister path.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/966d6494e2ed9be9052fcd9815afba830896aaf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95bed65cc0eb2a610550abf849a8b94374da80a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/663c3da86e807c6c07ed48f911c7526fad6fe1ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41f097f68a33d392579885426d0734a81219501
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/618541a6cc1511064dfa58c89b3445e21844092f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41143e71052a00d654c15dc924fda50c1e7357d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f3d5880800f962c347777c4f8358f29f5fc403c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f0ee992adf601aa00c252418266177eb7ac2bc
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-15876
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-37989
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0246 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0227 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0194 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0169 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0758 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0743 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0723 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0670 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0650 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0625 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0607 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0589 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0559 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0529 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0463 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.10 < 5.4.293cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.237cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.181cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.136cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.89cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.26cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.14.5cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 2e0bc452f4721520502575362a9cd3c1248d2337 < 966d6494e2ed9be9052fcd9815afba830896aaf8 ; affected 2e0bc452f4721520502575362a9cd3c1248d2337 < 95bed65cc0eb2a610550abf849a8b94374da80a7 ; affected 2e0bc452f4721520502575362a9cd3c1248d2337 < 663c3da86e807c6c07ed48f911c7526fad6fe1ff ; affected 2e0bc452f4721520502575362a9cd3c1248d2337 < f41f097f68a33d392579885426d0734a81219501 ; affected 2e0bc452f4721520502575362a9cd3c1248d2337 < 618541a6cc1511064dfa58c89b3445e21844092f ; affected 2e0bc452f4721520502575362a9cd3c1248d2337 < 41143e71052a00d654c15dc924fda50c1e7357d0 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.10 ; unaffected 0 < 4.10 ; unaffected 5.4.293 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.237 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.181 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.136 ≤ 6.1.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |