{"id":"CVE-2025-71094","title":"net: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use\n\nThe ASIX driver reads the PHY address from the USB device via\nasix_read_phy_addr(). A malicious or faulty device can re…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < fc96018f09f8d30586ca6582c5045a84eafef146","Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < f5f4f30f3811d37e1aa48667c36add74e5a8d99f","Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < 38722e69ee64dbb020028c93898d25d6f4c0e0b2","Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < 98a12c2547a44a5f03f35c108d2022cc652cbc4d","Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < bf8a0f3b787ca7c5889bfca12c60c483041fbee3","Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < a1e077a3f76eea0dc671ed6792e7d543946227e8","Linux 4e4f3cb41d687bd64cd03358862b23c84d82329e","Linux >= 5.13.13 < 5.14","Linux 5.14"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-06-10T20:42:29.490248Z"},"published":"2026-01-13","updated":"2026-10-19","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-19T18:15:12.474Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71094","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc96018f09f8d30586ca6582c5045a84eafef146"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5f4f30f3811d37e1aa48667c36add74e5a8d99f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38722e69ee64dbb020028c93898d25d6f4c0e0b2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a12c2547a44a5f03f35c108d2022cc652cbc4d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf8a0f3b787ca7c5889bfca12c60c483041fbee3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e077a3f76eea0dc671ed6792e7d543946227e8"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00137,"epssPercentile":0.02763,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-19T18:35:50.136Z","slug":"CVE-2025-71094","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use\n\nThe ASIX driver reads the PHY address from the USB device via\nasix_read_phy_addr(). A malicious or faulty device can return an\ninvalid address (>= PHY_MAX_ADDR), which causes a warning in\nmdiobus_get_phy():\n\n  addr 207 out of range\n  WARNING: drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c:76\n\nValidate the PHY address in asix_read_phy_addr() and remove the\nnow-redundant check in ax88172a.c.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < fc96018f09f8d30586ca6582c5045a84eafef146`\n- `Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < f5f4f30f3811d37e1aa48667c36add74e5a8d99f`\n- `Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < 38722e69ee64dbb020028c93898d25d6f4c0e0b2`\n- `Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < 98a12c2547a44a5f03f35c108d2022cc652cbc4d`\n- `Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < bf8a0f3b787ca7c5889bfca12c60c483041fbee3`\n- `Linux >= 7e88b11a862afe59ee0c365123ea5fb96a26cb3b < a1e077a3f76eea0dc671ed6792e7d543946227e8`\n- `Linux 4e4f3cb41d687bd64cd03358862b23c84d82329e`\n- `Linux >= 5.13.13 < 5.14`\n- `Linux 5.14`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}