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CVE-2025-21703 HIGH

Published: 2025-02-18 | Last Modified: 2025-11-03 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netem: Update sch->q.qlen before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() notifies parent qdisc only if child qdisc becomes empty, therefore we need to reduce the backlog of the child qdisc before calling it. Otherwise it would miss the opportunity to call cops->qlen_notify(), in the case of DRR, it resulted in UAF since DRR uses ->qlen_notify() to maintain its active list.

Additional Descriptions (1)

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: netem: Actualizar sch->q.qlen antes de qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() notifica a la qdisc principal solo si la qdisc secundaria se vacía, por lo tanto, debemos reducir el backlog de la qdisc secundaria antes de llamarla. De lo contrario, perdería la oportunidad de llamar a cops->qlen_notify(), en el caso de DRR, resultó en UAF ya que DRR usa ->qlen_notify() para mantener su lista activa.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 Secondary
en CWE-416

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36a02ebc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2dbcaaf40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36b3c1800> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd369e21440> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36041d9c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384a64e80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd369d6e7c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.14 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36b3c27c0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References