| Name | CVE-2025-21971 |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: Prevent creation of classes with TC_H_ROOT The function qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() uses TC_H_ROOT as a termination condition when traversing up the qdisc tree to update parent backlog counters. However, if a class is created with classid TC_H_ROOT, the traversal terminates prematurely at this class instead of reaching the actual root qdisc, causing parent statistics to be incorrectly maintained. In case of DRR, this could lead to a crash as reported by Mingi Cho. Prevent the creation of any Qdisc class with classid TC_H_ROOT (0xFFFFFFFF) across all qdisc types, as suggested by Jamal. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5900-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.234-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 6.1.129-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.133-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 6.12.22-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.133-1 | DSA-5900-1 | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.12.20-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/0c3057a5a04d07120b3d0ec9c79568fceb9c921e (6.14-rc7)