net/sched: ets: use old 'nbands' while purging unused classes
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-38684 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-09-04 16:15:36 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-12 13:16:54 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: ets: use old 'nbands' while purging unused classes Shuang reported sch_ets test-case [1] crashing in ets_class_qlen_notify() after recent changes from Lion [2]. The problem is: in ets_qdisc_change() we purge unused DWRR queues; the value of 'q->nbands' is the new one, and the cleanup should be done with the old one. The problem is here since my first attempts to fix ets_qdisc_change(), but it surfaced again after the recent qdisc len accounting fixes. Fix it purging idle DWRR queues before assigning a new value of 'q->nbands', so that all purge operations find a consistent configuration: - old 'q->nbands' because it's needed by ets_class_find() - old 'q->nstrict' because it's needed by ets_class_is_strict() BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 62 UID: 0 PID: 39457 Comm: tc Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.12.0-116.el10.x86_64 #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R640/06DKY5, BIOS 2.12.2 07/09/2021 RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x4/0x80 Code: ff 4c 39 c7 0f 84 39 19 8e ff b8 01 00 00 00 c3 cc cc cc cc 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa <48> 8b 17 48 8b 4f 08 48 85 d2 0f 84 56 19 8e ff 48 85 c9 0f 84 ab RSP: 0018:ffffba186009f400 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 00000000000000d6 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000004 RDX: ffff9f0fa29b69c0 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffffffc12c2400 R08: 0000000000000008 R09: 0000000000000004 R10: ffffffffffffffff R11: 0000000000000004 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff9f0f8cfe0000 R14: 0000000000100005 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f2154f37480(0000) GS:ffff9f269c1c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 00000001530be001 CR4: 00000000007726f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ets_class_qlen_notify+0x65/0x90 [sch_ets] qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog+0x74/0x110 ets_qdisc_change+0x630/0xa40 [sch_ets] __tc_modify_qdisc.constprop.0+0x216/0x7f0 tc_modify_qdisc+0x7c/0x120 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x145/0x3f0 netlink_rcv_skb+0x53/0x100 netlink_unicast+0x245/0x390 netlink_sendmsg+0x21b/0x470 ____sys_sendmsg+0x39d/0x3d0 ___sys_sendmsg+0x9a/0xe0 __sys_sendmsg+0x7a/0xd0 do_syscall_64+0x7d/0x160 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7f2155114084 Code: 89 02 b8 ff ff ff ff eb bb 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 00 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d 25 f0 0c 00 00 74 13 b8 2e 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 54 c3 0f 1f 00 48 83 ec 28 89 54 24 1c 48 89 RSP: 002b:00007fff1fd7a988 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000560ec063e5e0 RCX: 00007f2155114084 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007fff1fd7a9f0 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007fff1fd7aa60 R08: 0000000000000010 R09: 000000000000003f R10: 0000560ee9b3a010 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007fff1fd7aae0 R13: 000000006891ccde R14: 0000560ec063e5e0 R15: 00007fff1fd7aad0 </TASK> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/e08c7f4a6882f260011909a868311c6e9b54f3e4.1639153474.git.dcaratti@redhat.com/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-476
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 bdfddcde86e8b9245d9c0c2efe2b6fe8dcf6bf41 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 be9692dafdfb36d9c43afd9d4e1d9d9ba8e7b51b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 97ec167cd2e8a81a2d87331a2ed92daf007542c8 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 84a24fb446ee07b22b64aae6f0e3f4a38266310a git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 5b3b346bc4c2aa2c428735438a11989d251f32f1 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 d69f4a258cd91b3bcef7089eb0401005aae2aed5 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 970c1c731c4ede46d05f5b0355724d1e400cfbca git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 87c6efc5ce9c126ae4a781bc04504b83780e3650 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3b290923ad2b23596208c1e29520badef4356a43 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5.6 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.6 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.241 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.190 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.149 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.103 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.43 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.15.11 6.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.16.2 6.16.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.17 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
| ADP | Siemens | SIMATIC CN 4100 | affected V5.0 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/87c6efc5ce9c126ae4a781bc04504b83780e3650 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/be9692dafdfb36d9c43afd9d4e1d9d9ba8e7b51b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b3b346bc4c2aa2c428735438a11989d251f32f1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ec167cd2e8a81a2d87331a2ed92daf007542c8 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdfddcde86e8b9245d9c0c2efe2b6fe8dcf6bf41 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69f4a258cd91b3bcef7089eb0401005aae2aed5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html | 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e | cert-portal.siemens.com | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/970c1c731c4ede46d05f5b0355724d1e400cfbca | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a24fb446ee07b22b64aae6f0e3f4a38266310a | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.