CVE-2025-68325
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_cake: Fix incorrect qlen reduction in cake_drop In cake_drop(), qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() is used to update the qlen and backlog of the qdisc hierarchy. Its caller, cake_enqueue(), assumes that the parent qdisc will enqueue the current packet. However, this assumption breaks when cake_enqueue() returns NET_XMIT_CN: the parent qdisc stops enqueuing current packet, leaving the tree qlen/backlog accounting inconsistent. This mismatch can lead to a NULL dereference (e.g., when the parent Qdisc is qfq_qdisc). This patch computes the qlen/backlog delta in a more robust way by observing the difference before and after the series of cake_drop() calls, and then compensates the qdisc tree accounting if cake_enqueue() returns NET_XMIT_CN. To ensure correct compensation when ACK thinning is enabled, a new variable is introduced to keep qlen unchanged.
At a glance
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
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: not scored yet.
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Deferred
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b6216f9b3d1c33c76f74511026e5de5385ee520
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38abf6e931b169ea88d7529b49096f53a5dcf8fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ed6c458530a547ed0c9ea0b02b19bab620be88b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/529c284cc2815c8350860e9a31722050fe7117cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fefc78f7f02d71810776fdeb119a05a946a27cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f4e3de41a3f115db35276c6b186ccbc913934a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01f0e072dadb02fe10f436b940dd957aff0d7d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb91be52eb6e92e00b533ebd7c77fecada537e1