CVE-2025-38115
net_sched: sch_sfq: fix a potential crash on gso_skb handling
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jul 3, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
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 &
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c337efb20d6d9f9bbb4746f6b119917af5c886dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44f791f27b14c9eb6b907fbe51f2ba8bec32085
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5814a7fc3abb41f63f2d44c9d3ff9d4e62965b72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c19498bdd7cb9d854bd3c54260f71cf7408495e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e9bab6011b9559b7c157b16b91ae46d4d8c533
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1bc80da75c789f2f6830df89d91fb2f7a509943
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82448d4dcd8406dec688632a405fdcf7f170ec69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82ffbe7776d0ac084031f114167712269bf3d832
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
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