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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-37797 is rated Low Risk (39.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-26 | 0.02% | 0.08% | +0.07% |
| 2 | 2025-11-07 | 0.06% | 0.02% | -0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-10-25 | — | 0.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2025-37797 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-37797 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37797 |
suse
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high | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37797/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-37797 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, released 201, ignored 162, not-affected 40, needs-triage 2, needed 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37797 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.14.1, < 5.4.293 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.237 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.181 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.136 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.6.89 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.12.26 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.14.5 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |