From: syzbot <syzbot+3d43c9066a5b54902232@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
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Subject: Forwarded: [PATCH] net: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:27:42 -0800 [thread overview]
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Subject: [PATCH] net: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use
Author: kartikey406@gmail.com
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git master
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 before returning it from asix_read_phy_addr().
Reported-by: syzbot+3d43c9066a5b54902232@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=3d43c9066a5b54902232
Fixes: 7e88b11a862a ("net: usb: asix: refactor asix_read_phy_addr() and handle errors on return")
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
index 7fd763917ae2..6ab3486072cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ int asix_read_phy_addr(struct usbnet *dev, bool internal)
offset = (internal ? 1 : 0);
ret = buf[offset];
+ if (ret >= PHY_MAX_ADDR) {
+ netdev_err(dev->net, "invalid PHY address: %d\n", ret);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
netdev_dbg(dev->net, "%s PHY address 0x%x\n",
internal ? "internal" : "external", ret);
--
2.43.0
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