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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21971

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21971 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: Prevent creation of classes with TC_H_ROOT The function qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() uses TC_H_ROOT as a termination condition when traversing up the qdisc tree to update parent backlog counters. However, if a class is created with classid TC_H_ROOT, the traversal terminates prematurely at this class instead of reaching the actual root qdisc, causing parent statistics to be incorrectly maintained. In case of DRR, this could lead to a crash as reported by Mingi Cho. Prevent the creation of any Qdisc class with classid TC_H_ROOT (0xFFFFFFFF) across all qdisc types, as suggested by Jamal.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux5.10.178-3, 5.10.179-3, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0
Debian:12linux6.1.76-1, 6.1.55-1, 6.1.64-1
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.119-1, 6.1.128-1, 6.1.119-1~deb11u1
Debian:13linux0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Apr 1, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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