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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-38537

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy If a PHY has no driver, the genphy driver is probed/removed directly in

Published Aug 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

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CVE-2025-38537 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 15.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
15.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464 <75e1b2079ef0653a2f7aa69be515d86b7faf1908

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy If a PHY has no driver, the genphy driver is probed/removed directly in phy_attach/detach. If the PHY's ofnode has an "leds" subnode, then the LEDs will be (un)registered when probing/removing the genphy driver. This could occur if the leds are for a non-generic driver that isn't loaded for whatever reason. Synchronously removing the PHY device in phy_detach leads to the following deadlock: rtnl_lock() ndo_close() ... phy_detach() phy_remove() phy_leds_unregister() led_classdev_unregist

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  • vendor Linux Linux 01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464 <75e1b2079ef0653a2f7aa69be515d86b7faf190801e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464 <75e1b2079ef0653a2f7aa69be515d86b7faf1908

How to fix CVE-2025-38537

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-38537 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 15.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464 <75e1b2079ef0653a2f7aa69be515d86b7faf1908 01e5b728e9e43ae444e0369695a5f72209906464 <75e1b2079ef0653a2f7aa69be515d86b7faf1908. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 15.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy If a PHY has no driver, the genphy driver is probed/removed directly in phy_attach/detach. If the PHY's ofnode has an "leds" subnode, then the LEDs will be (un)registered when probing/removing the genphy driver. This could occur if the leds are for a non-generic driver that isn't loaded for

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy If a PHY has no driver, the genphy driver is probed/removed directly in phy_attach/detach. If the PHY's ofnode has an "leds" subnode, then the LEDs will be (un)registered when probing/removing the genphy driver. This could occur if the leds are for a non-generic driver that isn't loaded for

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38537

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-27891

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy If a PHY has no driver, the genphy driver is probed/removed directly in phy_attach/detach. If the PHY's ofnode has an "leds" subnode, then the LEDs will be (un)registered

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 11, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.