CVE-2025-39805

net: macb: fix unregister_netdev call order in macb_remove()

CVE-2025-39805 is fixed in 59 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39805, released September 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0016
5th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: fix unregister_netdev call order in macb_remove() When removing a macb device, the driver calls phy_exit() before unregister_netdev(). This leads to a WARN from kernfs: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernfs: can not remove 'attached_dev', no directory WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 27146 at fs/kernfs/dir.c:1683 Call trace: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0xd8/0xf0 sysfs_remove_link+0x24/0x58 phy_detach+0x5c/0x168 phy_disconnect+0x4c/0x70 phylink_disconnect_phy+0x6c/0xc0 [phylink] macb_close+0x6c/0x170 [macb] ... macb_remove+0x60/0x168 [macb] platform_remove+0x5c/0x80 ... The warning happens because the PHY is being exited while the netdev is still registered. The correct order is to unregister the netdev before shutting down the PHY and cleaning up the MDIO bus. Fix this by moving unregister_netdev() ahead of phy_exit() in macb_remove().

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1 Dec 23, 2025
kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-default · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1.150700.17.17.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_18 · sles 15.6 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_18 · sles 15.6 1-150600.13.3.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_7 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1 Dec 23, 2025
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kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-rt_debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-source · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-source-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1 Dec 23, 2025
kernel-source-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
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kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-syms-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
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kernel-syms-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
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kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
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kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.159-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39805 Sep 16, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.48-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39805 Sep 16, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.16.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39805 Sep 16, 2025

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