{"cve":"CVE-2024-40928","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-12T13:15:15.550","modified":"2026-06-17T07:46:53.400","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ethtool: fix the error condition in ethtool_get_phy_stats_ethtool()\n\nClang static checker (scan-build) warning:\nnet/ethtool/ioctl.c:line 2233, column 2\nCalled function pointer is null (null dereference).\n\nReturn '-EOPNOTSUPP' when 'ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats' is NULL to fix\nthis typo error.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcc53abf58d572d34c5313de85f607cd33fc691","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25504f7fe60058b2a9553a9e424fb7dd9683843e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6548d543a27449a1a3d8079925de93f5764d6f22","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92196be82a4eb61813833dc62876fd198ae51ab1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3ba0557ab2ef15a3663e2fb9b1a3d628a8c3daa"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40928","score":0.00228,"percentile":0.13594,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}