CVE-2025-37989

net: phy: leds: fix memory leak

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 20, 2025 at 05:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:15 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.10 ≤ v < 5.10.2374.10 ≤ v < 5.15.1814.10 ≤ v < 5.4.2934.10 ≤ v < 6.1.1364.10 ≤ v < 6.12.264.10 ≤ v < 6.14.54.10 ≤ v < 6.154.10 ≤ v < 6.6.895.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1815.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1365.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2376.13 ≤ v < 6.14.56.2 ≤ v < 6.6.896.7 ≤ v < 6.12.262e0bc452f4721520502575362a9cd3c1248d23374.106.15 rc16.15 rc26.15 rc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 41143e71052a00d654c15dc924fda50c1e7357d0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 618541a6cc1511064dfa58c89b3445e21844092f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 663c3da86e807c6c07ed48f911c7526fad6fe1ff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7f3d5880800f962c347777c4f8358f29f5fc403c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 95bed65cc0eb2a610550abf849a8b94374da80a7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 966d6494e2ed9be9052fcd9815afba830896aaf8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b7f0ee992adf601aa00c252418266177eb7ac2bc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f41f097f68a33d392579885426d0734a81219501 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.237 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.181 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.293 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.136 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.26 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.89 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41143e71052a00d654c15dc924fda50c1e7357d0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/618541a6cc1511064dfa58c89b3445e21844092f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/663c3da86e807c6c07ed48f911c7526fad6fe1ff
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f3d5880800f962c347777c4f8358f29f5fc403c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95bed65cc0eb2a610550abf849a8b94374da80a7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/966d6494e2ed9be9052fcd9815afba830896aaf8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f0ee992adf601aa00c252418266177eb7ac2bc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41f097f68a33d392579885426d0734a81219501

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401

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