CVE-2025-71094

net: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use

CVE-2025-71094 is fixed in 56 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71094, released January 13, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0014
3rd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use The ASIX driver reads the PHY address from the USB device via asix_read_phy_addr(). A malicious or faulty device can return an invalid address (>= PHY_MAX_ADDR), which causes a warning in mdiobus_get_phy(): addr 207 out of range WARNING: drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c:76 Validate the PHY address in asix_read_phy_addr() and remove the now-redundant check in ax88172a.c.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · ol 8 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50145 Mar 10, 2026
bpftool · ol 9 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50145 Mar 10, 2026
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kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 Feb 12, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
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kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
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kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
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kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
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kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
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kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 Feb 12, 2026
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kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50145 Mar 10, 2026
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kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50145 Mar 10, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
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kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek ELSA-2026-50112 Feb 20, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1 Feb 27, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Feb 11, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1 Feb 27, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.162-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71094 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.69-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71094 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71094 Jan 13, 2026

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