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. 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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.138:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2025-05-20 16:15

Updated : 2025-12-17 20:04


NVD link : CVE-2025-37953

Mitre link : CVE-2025-37953

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-37953


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference