CVE-2025-38193

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: sch_sfq: reject invalid perturb period Gerrard Tai reported that SFQ perturb_period has no range check yet, and this can be used to trigger a race condition fixed in a separate patch. We want to make sure ctl->perturb_period * HZ will not overflow and is positive. tc qd add dev lo root sfq perturb -10 # negative value : error Error: sch_sfq: invalid perturb period. tc qd add dev lo root sfq perturb 1000000000 # too big : error Error: sch_sfq: invalid perturb period. tc qd add dev lo root sfq perturb 2000000 # acceptable value tc -s -d qd sh dev lo qdisc sfq 8005: root refcnt 2 limit 127p quantum 64Kb depth 127 flows 128 divisor 1024 perturb 2000000sec Sent 0 bytes 0 pkt (dropped 0, overlimits 0 requeues 0) backlog 0b 0p requeues 0

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 4, 2025
First seenJul 4, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.4.297, 5.10.240, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35, 6.15.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.13 ≤ v < 5.4.297, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.240, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.186, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.142, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.95, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.35, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.4, 2.6.12, 6.165.4.297, 5.10.240, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35, 6.15.4
debian debian_linux11.0—

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CVE-2025-38193 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar