CVE-2025-37797 | net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class handling

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.

Published: 2025-05-02 Last update: 2025-11-06 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-37797

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-37797

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-37797

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-37797

vendor priority summary link
debian 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 medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37797
suse high https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37797/
ubuntu 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-37797

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20d584a33e480ae80d105f43e0e7b56784da41b9 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28b09a067831f7317c3841812276022d6c940677 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39b9095dd3b55d9b2743df038c32138efa34a9de Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aa852e3605000d5c47035c3fc3a986d14ccfa9f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df275ef0a6ae181e8428a6589ef5d5231e58b5c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86cd4641c713455a4f1c8e54c370c598c2b1cee0 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb583c88d23b72d8d16453d24856c99bd93dadf5 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcc8ede663569c704fb00a702973bd6c00373283 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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