Vulnerability-Lookup

FKIE_CVE-2025-38177

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-07-04 13:15 - Updated: 2026-07-30 06:22

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent hfsc_qlen_notify() is not idempotent either and not friendly to its callers, like fq_codel_dequeue(). Let's make it idempotent to ease qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() callers' life: 1. update_vf() decreases cl->cl_nactive, so we can check whether it is non-zero before calling it. 2. eltree_remove() always removes RB node cl->el_node, but we can use RB_EMPTY_NODE() + RB_CLEAR_NODE() to make it safe.

References

URL	Tags
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0475c85426b18eccdcb7f9fb58d8f8e9c6c58c87	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51eb3b65544c9efd6a1026889ee5fb5aa62da3bb	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c61ffbeeb8c50f6d4d70c65d3283aa1bac57a7	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9030a91235ae4845ec71902c3e0cecfc9ed1f2df	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5fd5c2f4d4afdd5e405083ee53e0789ce76956	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5efc95a33bd4fcb879250852828cc58c7862970	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1175c4ad01dbc9c979d099861fa90a754f72059	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06476714d2819b550e0cc39222347e2c8941c9d	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	6.15
debian	debian_linux	11.0

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "net/sched/sch_hfsc.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "9a5fd5c2f4d4afdd5e405083ee53e0789ce76956",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "72c61ffbeeb8c50f6d4d70c65d3283aa1bac57a7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "a5efc95a33bd4fcb879250852828cc58c7862970",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "0475c85426b18eccdcb7f9fb58d8f8e9c6c58c87",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "9030a91235ae4845ec71902c3e0cecfc9ed1f2df",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "d06476714d2819b550e0cc39222347e2c8941c9d",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "c1175c4ad01dbc9c979d099861fa90a754f72059",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "51eb3b65544c9efd6a1026889ee5fb5aa62da3bb",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "net/sched/sch_hfsc.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.14"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.14",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.4.297",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.10.241",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.15.190",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.1.138",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.6.90",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.12.28",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.14.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.14.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.15",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "AD1E1D52-6870-4D04-B412-807D9DC2CDC1",
              "versionEndExcluding": "5.4.297",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "D0D21C35-EB8A-488A-BBF9-403E4817E5DD",
              "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.241",
              "versionStartIncluding": "5.5",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "AD9E597F-3DDE-4D7E-976C-463D0611F13F",
              "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.190",
              "versionStartIncluding": "5.11",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "B6266F82-46B4-4D38-AC4A-54C92A1DFAB2",
              "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.138",
              "versionStartIncluding": "5.16",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "2BE1DB09-2D62-4C63-AF19-947300669741",
              "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.90",
              "versionStartIncluding": "6.2",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "5082CE19-0F3D-4521-AB3E-810D8255F500",
              "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.28",
              "versionStartIncluding": "6.7",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "19E5095E-5950-43EA-8E78-FC860855293F",
              "versionEndExcluding": "6.14.6",
              "versionStartIncluding": "6.13",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "8D465631-2980-487A-8E65-40AE2B9F8ED1",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "FA6FEEC2-9F11-4643-8827-749718254FED",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent\n\nhfsc_qlen_notify() is not idempotent either and not friendly\nto its callers, like fq_codel_dequeue(). Let\u0027s make it idempotent\nto ease qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() callers\u0027 life:\n\n1. update_vf() decreases cl-\u003ecl_nactive, so we can check whether it is\nnon-zero before calling it.\n\n2. eltree_remove() always removes RB node cl-\u003eel_node, but we can use\n   RB_EMPTY_NODE() + RB_CLEAR_NODE() to make it safe."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: sch_hfsc: hace que hfsc_qlen_notify() sea idempotente. hfsc_qlen_notify() tampoco es idempotente y no es compatible con quienes lo llaman, como fq_codel_dequeue(). Vamos a convertirlo en idempotente para simplificar la tarea de quienes llaman a qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(): 1. update_vf() reduce cl-\u0026gt;cl_nactive, lo que permite comprobar si es distinto de cero antes de llamarlo. 2. eltree_remove() siempre elimina el nodo RB cl-\u0026gt;el_node, pero podemos usar RB_EMPTY_NODE() + RB_CLEAR_NODE() para hacerlo seguro."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-38177",
  "lastModified": "2026-07-30T06:22:57.540",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "type": "Secondary"
      },
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 5.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "id": "CVE-2025-38177",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-06-10T20:40:35.261574Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2025-07-04T13:15:24.033",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0475c85426b18eccdcb7f9fb58d8f8e9c6c58c87"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51eb3b65544c9efd6a1026889ee5fb5aa62da3bb"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c61ffbeeb8c50f6d4d70c65d3283aa1bac57a7"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9030a91235ae4845ec71902c3e0cecfc9ed1f2df"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5fd5c2f4d4afdd5e405083ee53e0789ce76956"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5efc95a33bd4fcb879250852828cc58c7862970"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1175c4ad01dbc9c979d099861fa90a754f72059"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06476714d2819b550e0cc39222347e2c8941c9d"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-459"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2025-38177 (GCVE-0-2025-38177)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-04 12:47 – Updated: 2026-08-05 12:00

Title

sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-10 20:40 UTC

Assigner

Linux mitre root Scorecard

References

10 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5fd5c2f4d4afdd5…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c61ffbeeb8c50f6…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5efc95a33bd4fcb8…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0475c85426b18eccd…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9030a91235ae4845e…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06476714d2819b55…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1175c4ad01dbc9c9…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51eb3b65544c9efd6…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < 9a5fd5c2f4d4afdd5e405083ee53e0789ce76956 (git) Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < 72c61ffbeeb8c50f6d4d70c65d3283aa1bac57a7 (git) Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < a5efc95a33bd4fcb879250852828cc58c7862970 (git) Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < 0475c85426b18eccdcb7f9fb58d8f8e9c6c58c87 (git) Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < 9030a91235ae4845ec71902c3e0cecfc9ed1f2df (git) Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < d06476714d2819b550e0cc39222347e2c8941c9d (git) Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < c1175c4ad01dbc9c979d099861fa90a754f72059 (git) Affected: 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec , < 51eb3b65544c9efd6a1026889ee5fb5aa62da3bb (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 4.14 Unaffected: 0 , < 4.14 (semver) Unaffected: 5.4.297 , ≤ 5.4.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.10.241 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.190 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.138 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.90 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.12.28 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.14.6 , ≤ 6.14.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.15 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T19:58:30.487Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-38177",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-06-10T20:40:35.261574Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-06-11T18:44:03.284Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "net/sched/sch_hfsc.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "9a5fd5c2f4d4afdd5e405083ee53e0789ce76956",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "72c61ffbeeb8c50f6d4d70c65d3283aa1bac57a7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "a5efc95a33bd4fcb879250852828cc58c7862970",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "0475c85426b18eccdcb7f9fb58d8f8e9c6c58c87",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "9030a91235ae4845ec71902c3e0cecfc9ed1f2df",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "d06476714d2819b550e0cc39222347e2c8941c9d",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "c1175c4ad01dbc9c979d099861fa90a754f72059",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "51eb3b65544c9efd6a1026889ee5fb5aa62da3bb",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "net/sched/sch_hfsc.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.14"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.14",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.4.297",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.10.241",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.15.190",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.1.138",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.6.90",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.12.28",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.14.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.14.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.15",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "5.4.297",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.241",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.190",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.138",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.90",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.28",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.14.6",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.15",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.14",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent\n\nhfsc_qlen_notify() is not idempotent either and not friendly\nto its callers, like fq_codel_dequeue(). Let\u0027s make it idempotent\nto ease qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() callers\u0027 life:\n\n1. update_vf() decreases cl-\u003ecl_nactive, so we can check whether it is\nnon-zero before calling it.\n\n2. eltree_remove() always removes RB node cl-\u003eel_node, but we can use\n   RB_EMPTY_NODE() + RB_CLEAR_NODE() to make it safe."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "AV:L - The vulnerable path is reached by configuring HFSC classes and child qdiscs via rtnetlink (`tc`) and driving local packet flow through them, which requires local system access. Remote packets alone cannot establish the required qdisc hierarchy.\nAC:L - The attacker fully controls every precondition \u2014 the qdisc/class topology, the child qdisc that re-enters `qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog()`, the packet, and the class deletion \u2014 and the sibling commit ships a deterministic shell reproducer. This is a reentrancy/accounting bug, not a race the attacker must win.\nPR:L - `tc` qdisc/class operations are gated by `netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)`, which resolves to `netlink_ns_capable(skb, sock_net(sk)-\u003euser_ns, ...)` \u2014 namespace-relative, so an unprivileged user obtains it with `unshare -Urn` and can build the full hierarchy on `lo` inside that netns.\nUI:N - The attacker performs the qdisc setup, packet transmission, and class deletion entirely on their own; no victim action or cooperation is needed.\nS:U - The corruption is confined to kernel memory within the same security authority; there is no VM, IOMMU, or sandbox boundary crossed.\nC:H - Dangling `hfsc_class` rb_nodes left in `q-\u003eeligible`/`vt_tree` are dereferenced by `eltree_get_mindl()`/`vttree_get_minvt()` after `kfree()`, giving a use-after-free read over reclaimed heap contents the attacker can spray, enabling arbitrary kernel memory disclosure.\nI:H - Double `rb_erase()` on a stale node writes through an attacker-influenceable parent pointer, and subsequent `eltree_update()`/`rb_insert` operate on freed memory \u2014 yielding a write primitive; the same HFSC rbtree-corruption primitive has a public working local privilege escalation (CVE-2025-38001, \"rbtree family drama\").\nA:H - Red-black tree corruption and use-after-free on freed `hfsc_class` objects reliably produce oopses, KASAN splats, and kernel panics, taking the system down."
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:00:08.513Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5fd5c2f4d4afdd5e405083ee53e0789ce76956"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c61ffbeeb8c50f6d4d70c65d3283aa1bac57a7"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5efc95a33bd4fcb879250852828cc58c7862970"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0475c85426b18eccdcb7f9fb58d8f8e9c6c58c87"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9030a91235ae4845ec71902c3e0cecfc9ed1f2df"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06476714d2819b550e0cc39222347e2c8941c9d"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1175c4ad01dbc9c979d099861fa90a754f72059"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51eb3b65544c9efd6a1026889ee5fb5aa62da3bb"
        }
      ],
      "title": "sch_hfsc: make hfsc_qlen_notify() idempotent",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-38177",
    "datePublished": "2025-07-04T12:47:09.127Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:23.992Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:00:08.513Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.

Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.

Action not permitted

FKIE_CVE-2025-38177

CVE-2025-38177 (GCVE-0-2025-38177)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature

Related by attack behaviour