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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39766

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39766 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Make cake_enqueue return NET_XMIT_CN when past buffer_limit The following setup can trigger a WARNING in htb_activate due to the condition: !cl->leaf.q->q.qlen tc qdisc del dev lo root tc qdisc add dev lo root handle 1: htb default 1 tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 \ htb rate 64bit tc qdisc add dev lo parent 1:1 handle f: \ cake memlimit 1b ping -I lo -f -c1 -s64 -W0.001 127.0.0.1 This is because the low memlimit leads to a low buffer_limit, which causes packet dropping. However, cake_enqueue still returns NET_XMIT_SUCCESS, causing htb_enqueue to call htb_activate with an empty child qdisc. We should return NET_XMIT_CN when packets are dropped from the same tin and flow. I do not believe return value of NET_XMIT_CN is necessary for packet drops in the case of ack filtering, as that is meant to optimize performance, not to signal congestion.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux6.13.4-1, *, *
Debian:13linux6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.148-1, 6.1.147-1, 6.1.140-1
Debian:12linux6.1.67-1, 6.1.106-1, 6.1.106-2
Debian:11linux5.10.197-1, 5.10.205-1, 5.10.205-2

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Sep 11, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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