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Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-38272net: dsa: b53: do not enable EEE on bcm63xx

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: b53: do not enable EEE on bcm63xx BCM63xx internal switches do not support EEE, but provide multiple RGMII ports where external PHYs may be connected. If one of these PHYs are EEE capable, we may try to enable EEE for the MACs, which then hangs the system on access of the (non-existent) EEE registers. Fix this by checking if the switch actually supports EEE before attempting to configure it.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-38272
Debian:13linux6.12.48-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38272
Debian:13linux6.12.48-1DSA-6008-1
Debian:14linux6.16.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.146.14.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.146.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38272

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 22256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 – before 3f87fe8ceaa775a5b0ed02802146c1f4743998fb22256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 – before 155bc8f94d52c01c0952acee8156f05f26d81ef622256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 – before 3fbe3f4c57fda09f32e13fa05f53a0cc6f50061922256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 – before 2dbccf1eb8c04b84ee3afdb1d6b787db02e7befc22256b0afb12333571ad11799fa68fd27e4f4e80 – before 1237c2d4a8db79dfd4369bff6930b0e385ed7d5c
Linux Linux 4.15

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