CVE-2025-37953
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sch_htb: make htb_deactivate() idempotent Alan reported a NULL pointer dereference in htb_next_rb_node() after we made htb_qlen_notify() idempotent.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sch_htb: make htb_deactivate() idempotent Alan reported a NULL pointer dereference in htb_next_rb_node() after we made htb_qlen_notify() idempotent. It turns out in the following case it introduced some regression: htb_dequeue_tree(): |-> fq_codel_dequeue() |-> qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() |-> htb_qlen_notify() |-> htb_deactivate() |-> htb_next_rb_node() |-> htb_deactivate() For htb_next_rb_node(), after calling the 1st htb_deactivate(), the clprio[prio]->ptr could be already set to NULL, which means htb_next_rb_node() is vulnerable here. For htb_deactivate(), although we checked qlen before calling it, in case of qlen==0 after qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(), we may call it again which triggers the warning inside. To fix the issues here, we need to: 1) Make htb_deactivate() idempotent, that is, simply return if we already call it before. 2) Make htb_next_rb_node() safe against ptr==NULL. Many thanks to Alan for testing and for the reproducer.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31ff70ad39485698cf779f2078132d80b57f6c07Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3769478610135e82b262640252d90f6efb05be71Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98cd7ed92753090a714f0802d4434314526fe61dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ff8a20fd61315bf9ae627440a5ff07d22ee153Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9945f7cf1709adc5d2d31cb6cfc85627ce299a8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d25fddd867ce20a266806634eeeb5c30cb520cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4792b9e38d2f61b07eac72f10909fa76130314bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c928dd4f6bf0c25c72b11824a1e9ac9bd37296a0Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.