{"cve":"CVE-2024-46856","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-27T13:15:17.210","modified":"2026-06-17T07:56:05.557","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: phy: dp83822: Fix NULL pointer dereference on DP83825 devices\n\nThe probe() function is only used for DP83822 and DP83826 PHY,\nleaving the private data pointer uninitialized for the DP83825 models\nwhich causes a NULL pointer dereference in the recently introduced/changed\nfunctions dp8382x_config_init() and dp83822_set_wol().\n\nAdd the dp8382x_probe() function, so all PHY models will have a valid\nprivate data pointer to fix this issue and also prevent similar issues\nin the future.","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/3f62ea572b3e8e3f10c39a9cb4f04ca9ae5f2952","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b61e2f4c9c5df97a9a2ef7a1fe35eae00531f4"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:38.012257375+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-46856","score":0.00178,"percentile":0.07354,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}