CVE-2025-38115

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: sch_sfq: fix a potential crash on gso_skb handling SFQ has an assumption of always being able to queue at least one packet. However, after the blamed commit, sch->q.len can be inflated by packets in sch->gso_skb, and an enqueue() on an empty SFQ qdisc can be followed by an immediate drop. Fix sfq_drop() to properly clear q->tail in this situation. ip netns add lb ip link add dev to-lb type veth peer name in-lb netns lb ethtool -K to-lb tso off # force qdisc to requeue gso_skb ip netns exec lb ethtool -K in-lb gro on # enable NAPI ip link set dev to-lb up ip -netns lb link set dev in-lb up ip addr add dev to-lb 192.168.20.1/24 ip -netns lb addr add dev in-lb 192.168.20.2/24 tc qdisc replace dev to-lb root sfq limit 100 ip netns exec lb netserver netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 & netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 & netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 & netperf -H 192.168.20.2 -l 100 &

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 3, 2025
First seenJul 3, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.16 ≤ v < 5.4.295, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.239, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.186, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.142, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.94, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.34, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.3, 6.165.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.94, 6.12.34, 6.15.3
debian debian_linux11.0—

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