Linux Kernel Phylink Lock Vulnerability

The Linux kernel's phylink module is responsible for managing network interfaces. The vulnerability affects the way the phylink Resolve function handles concurrent modifications to the phydev structure, leading to a potential lock inversion issue.

Specific version info not stated in the advisory.

1. Update to Linux kernel version 5.18 or later.
   • You can download the latest stable kernel from kernel.org.
2. Apply the patch manually by applying the provided Git commit hash (0ba5b2f2c381dbec9ed9e4ab3ae5d3e667de0dc3 or 56fe63b05ec84ae6674269d78397cec43a7a295a) to your kernel source code.

• Patch
• Patch