DEBIAN-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.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 0, 6.1.106-3~deb11u3, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.46-5, 5.10.149-1, 5.10.149-2 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.69-1, 6.1.133-1, 6.1.76-1 |
Timeline
- May 2, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated