CVE-2025-38115
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
03/07/2025
Last modified:
17/12/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net_sched: sch_sfq: fix a potential crash on gso_skb handling<br />
<br />
SFQ has an assumption of always being able to queue at least one packet.<br />
<br />
However, after the blamed commit, sch->q.len can be inflated by packets<br />
in sch->gso_skb, and an enqueue() on an empty SFQ qdisc can be followed<br />
by an immediate drop.<br />
<br />
Fix sfq_drop() to properly clear q->tail in this situation.<br />
<br />
<br />
ip netns add lb<br />
ip link add dev to-lb type veth peer name in-lb netns lb<br />
ethtool -K to-lb tso off # force qdisc to requeue gso_skb<br />
ip netns exec lb ethtool -K in-lb gro on # enable NAPI<br />
ip link set dev to-lb up<br />
ip -netns lb link set dev in-lb up<br />
ip addr add dev to-lb 192.168.20.1/24<br />
ip -netns lb addr add dev in-lb 192.168.20.2/24<br />
tc qdisc replace dev to-lb root sfq limit 100<br />
<br />
ip netns exec lb netserver<br />
<br />
netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 &<br />
netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 &<br />
netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 &<br />
netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 &
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.16 (including) | 5.4.295 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.239 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.186 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.142 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.94 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.34 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.15.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5814a7fc3abb41f63f2d44c9d3ff9d4e62965b72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82448d4dcd8406dec688632a405fdcf7f170ec69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82ffbe7776d0ac084031f114167712269bf3d832
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c19498bdd7cb9d854bd3c54260f71cf7408495e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44f791f27b14c9eb6b907fbe51f2ba8bec32085
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e9bab6011b9559b7c157b16b91ae46d4d8c533
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c337efb20d6d9f9bbb4746f6b119917af5c886dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1bc80da75c789f2f6830df89d91fb2f7a509943
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html



