CVE-2025-38568
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: mqprio: fix stack out-of-bounds write in tc entry parsing TCA_MQPRIO_TC_ENTRY_INDEX is validated using NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U32, TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE), which allows the value TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE (16). This leads to a 4-byte out-of-bounds stack write in the fp[] array, which only has room for 16 elements (0–15). Fix this by changing the policy to allow only up to TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE - 1.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.102
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.42
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.10
- Linux Kernel < 6.16.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39491e859fd494d0b51adc5c7d54c8a7dcf1d198
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66fc2ebdd9d5dd6e5a9c7edeace5a61a0ab2cd86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00e4125680f7074c4f42ce3c297336f23128e70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a9dbcb7d17bf0abb325cdc984957cfabc59693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd2dc4c6c49ff4f1e5d34e454a6a55608104c17
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39491e859fd494d0b51adc5c7d54c8a7dcf1d198
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66fc2ebdd9d5dd6e5a9c7edeace5a61a0ab2cd86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00e4125680f7074c4f42ce3c297336f23128e70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a9dbcb7d17bf0abb325cdc984957cfabc59693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd2dc4c6c49ff4f1e5d34e454a6a55608104c17