CVE-2025-37992

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: Flush gso_skb list too during ->change() Previously, when reducing a qdisc's limit via the ->change() operation, only the main skb queue was trimmed, potentially leaving packets in the gso_skb list. This could result in NULL pointer dereference when we only check sch->limit against sch->q.qlen. This patch introduces a new helper, qdisc_dequeue_internal(), which ensures both the gso_skb list and the main queue are properly flushed when trimming excess packets. All relevant qdiscs (codel, fq, fq_codel, fq_pie, hhf, pie) are updated to use this helper in their ->change() routines.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe88c7e4fc2c1cd75a278a15ffbf1689efad4e76

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d38939ebe0d992d581acb6885c1723fa83c1fb2c

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3336f746f196c6a53e0480923ae93939f047b6c

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1365ca80b012d8a7863e45949e413fb61fa4861

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d6e0ac0a8861f6b1027488062251a8e28150fd

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d3cbfd6d54a2c39ce3244f33f85c595844bd7b8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-05-26

Updated: 2025-05-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00024