CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38477

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

A race condition in the Linux network scheduler (sch_qfq) occurs when the 'agg' structure is modified in qfq_change_agg while other threads access it concurrently. This can cause NULL dereference in qfq_dump_class or use-after-free in qfq_delete_class.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could remotely trigger a kernel panic or potentially escalate privileges by exploiting the race condition in the network scheduler.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that moves qfq_destroy_class into the critical section and adds sch_tree_lock protection for qfq_dump_class and qfq_dump_class_stats.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix race condition on qfq_aggregate A race condition can occur when 'agg' is modified in qfq_change_agg (called during qfq_enqueue) while other threads access it concurrently. For example, qfq_dump_class may trigger a NULL dereference, and qfq_delete_class may cause a use-after-free. This patch addresses the issue by: 1. Moved qfq_destroy_class into the critical section. 2. Added sch_tree_lock protection to qfq_dump_class and qfq_dump_class_stats.

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