CVE-2025-37797

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class handling This patch fixes a Use-After-Free vulnerability in the HFSC qdisc class handling. The issue occurs due to a time-of-check/time-of-use condition in hfsc_change_class() when working with certain child qdiscs like netem or codel. The vulnerability works as follows: 1. hfsc_change_class() checks if a class has packets (q.qlen != 0) 2. It then calls qdisc_peek_len(), which for certain qdiscs (e.g., codel, netem) might drop packets and empty the queue 3. The code continues assuming the queue is still non-empty, adding the class to vttree 4. This breaks HFSC scheduler assumptions that only non-empty classes are in vttree 5. Later, when the class is destroyed, this can lead to a Use-After-Free The fix adds a second queue length check after qdisc_peek_len() to verify the queue wasn't emptied.
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03 Nov 2025, 20:18

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  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html -
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html -

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Published : 2025-05-02 15:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:18


NVD link : CVE-2025-37797

Mitre link : CVE-2025-37797

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-37797


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