{"id":"CVE-2023-52985","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"arm64: dts: imx8mm-verdin: Do not power down eth-phy","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\narm64: dts: imx8mm-verdin: Do not power down eth-phy\n\nCurrently if suspending using either freeze or memory state, the fec\ndriver tries to power down the phy which leads to crash of the kernel\nand non-responsible kernel with the following call trace:\n\n[   24.839889 ] Call trace:\n[   24.839892 ]  phy_error+0x18/0x60\n[   24.839898 ]  kszphy_handle_interrupt+0x6c/0x80\n[   24.839903 ]  phy_interrupt+0x20/0x2c\n[   24.839909 ]  irq_thread_fn+0x30/0xa0\n[   24.839919 ]  irq_thread+0x178/0x2c0\n[   24.839925 ]  kthread+0x154/0x160\n[   24.839932 ]  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nSince there is currently no functionality in the phy subsystem to power\ndown phys let's just disable the feature of powering-down the ethernet\nphy.","publishedAt":"2025-03-27T16:43:22.975Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T19:36:24.678Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"6a57f224f7346c8d23596f2ef1ce360669926f54","status":"affected","lessThan":"0bdd5a7b517f16fdffc444be6516c45788548d08","versionType":"git"},{"version":"6a57f224f7346c8d23596f2ef1ce360669926f54","status":"affected","lessThan":"39c95d0c357d7ef76aea958c1bece6b24f9b2e7e","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-verdin.dtsi"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"5.18","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"5.18","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.11","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-verdin.dtsi"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bdd5a7b517f16fdffc444be6516c45788548d08","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c95d0c357d7ef76aea958c1bece6b24f9b2e7e"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:33.064Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52985.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-52985","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-03-27T16:43:22.975Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:36:24.678Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-03-27T16:40:15.741Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"arm64: dts: imx8mm-verdin: Do not power down eth-phy","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\narm64: dts: imx8mm-verdin: Do not power down eth-phy\n\nCurrently if suspending using either freeze or memory state, the fec\ndriver tries to power down the phy which leads to crash of the kernel\nand non-responsible kernel with the following call trace:\n\n[   24.839889 ] Call trace:\n[   24.839892 ]  phy_error+0x18/0x60\n[   24.839898 ]  kszphy_handle_interrupt+0x6c/0x80\n[   24.839903 ]  phy_interrupt+0x20/0x2c\n[   24.839909 ]  irq_thread_fn+0x30/0xa0\n[   24.839919 ]  irq_thread+0x178/0x2c0\n[   24.839925 ]  kthread+0x154/0x160\n[   24.839932 ]  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nSince there is currently no functionality in the phy subsystem to power\ndown phys let's just disable the feature of powering-down the ethernet\nphy."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"6a57f224f7346c8d23596f2ef1ce360669926f54","status":"affected","lessThan":"0bdd5a7b517f16fdffc444be6516c45788548d08","versionType":"git"},{"version":"6a57f224f7346c8d23596f2ef1ce360669926f54","status":"affected","lessThan":"39c95d0c357d7ef76aea958c1bece6b24f9b2e7e","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-verdin.dtsi"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"5.18","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"5.18","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.11","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-verdin.dtsi"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bdd5a7b517f16fdffc444be6516c45788548d08"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c95d0c357d7ef76aea958c1bece6b24f9b2e7e"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:36:24.678Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.11"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.2"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}