CVE-2025-39766
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Make cake_enqueue return NET_XMIT_CN when past buffer_limit The following setup can trigger a WARNING in htb_activate due to the condition: !cl->leaf.q->q.qlen tc qdisc del dev lo root tc qdisc add dev lo root handle 1: htb default 1 tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 \ htb rate 64bit tc qdisc add dev lo parent 1:1 handle f: \ cake memlimit 1b ping -I lo -f -c1 -s64 -W0.001 127.0.0.1 This is because the low memlimit leads to a low buffer_limit, which causes packet dropping. However, cake_enqueue still returns NET_XMIT_SUCCESS, causing htb_enqueue to call htb_activate with an empty child qdisc. We should return NET_XMIT_CN when packets are dropped from the same tin and flow. I do not believe return value of NET_XMIT_CN is necessary for packet drops in the case of ack filtering, as that is meant to optimize performance, not to signal congestion.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.18%• Percentile: 8%
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.244-1 | < 6.1.153-1 | < 6.12.48-1 | < 6.16.5-1
- debian•linux-6.1
< 6.1.153-1~deb11u1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
all | < 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
< 5.15.0-1097.104~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8
< 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
all | < 5.15.0-1097.104+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all | all | < 5.15.0-1101.110 | < 6.8.0-1046.52
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1102.111~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8
< 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | all | all | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
all | < 5.15.0-1101.110+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | all | < 5.15.0-1081.83 | < 6.8.0-1016.20
- ubuntu•linux-fips
all | < 5.15.0-163.173+fips1 | < 6.8.0-100.100+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all | all | < 5.15.0-1097.106 | < 6.8.0-1047.50
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15
< 5.15.0-1097.106~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
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References (40)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7689ab22de36f8db19095f6bdf11f28cfde92f5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de04ddd2980b48caa8d7e24a7db2742917a8b280
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dacfc5372e314d1219f03e64dde3ab495a5a25e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/710866fc0a64eafcb8bacd91bcb1329eb7e5035f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa12ee1c1bd260943fd6ab556d8635811c332eeb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff57186b2cc39766672c4c0332323933e5faaa88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d591dde4defb1333d202410609c4ddeae060b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15de71d06a400f7fdc15bf377a2552b0ec437cf5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39766
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39766
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/15de71d06a400f7fdc15bf377a2552b0ec437cf5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7909-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7909-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7909-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7910-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7909-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7910-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7933-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7909-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7938-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8052-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-7
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-8
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8052-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8074-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8074-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8126-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-39766