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CVE-2025-38468

Опубликовано: 28 июл. 2025
Источник: redhat
CVSS3: 5.5

Описание

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Return NULL when htb_lookup_leaf encounters an empty rbtree htb_lookup_leaf has a BUG_ON that can trigger with the following: tc qdisc del dev lo root tc qdisc add dev lo root handle 1: htb default 1 tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 64bit tc qdisc add dev lo parent 1:1 handle 2: netem tc qdisc add dev lo parent 2:1 handle 3: blackhole ping -I lo -c1 -W0.001 127.0.0.1 The root cause is the following:

  1. htb_dequeue calls htb_dequeue_tree which calls the dequeue handler on the selected leaf qdisc
  2. netem_dequeue calls enqueue on the child qdisc
  3. blackhole_enqueue drops the packet and returns a value that is not just NET_XMIT_SUCCESS
  4. Because of this, netem_dequeue calls qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, and since qlen is now 0, it calls htb_qlen_notify -> htb_deactivate -> htb_deactiviate_prios -> htb_remove_class_from_row -> htb_safe_rb_erase
  5. As this is the only class in the selected hprio rbtree, __rb_change_child in __rb_erase_augmented sets the rb_root pointer to NULL
  6. Because blackhole_dequeue returns NULL, netem_dequeue returns NULL, which causes htb_dequeue_tree to call htb_lookup_leaf with the same hprio rbtree, and fail the BUG_ON The function graph for this scenario is shown here:
  1. | htb_enqueue() {
    • 13.635 us | netem_enqueue();
  2. 4.719 us | htb_activate_prios();
  3. 2249.199 us | }

  4. | htb_dequeue() {
  5. 2.355 us | htb_lookup_leaf();
  6. | netem_dequeue() {
    • 11.061 us | blackhole_enqueue();
  7. | qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() {
  8. | qdisc_lookup_rcu() {
  9. 1.873 us | qdisc_match_from_root();
  10. 6.292 us | }
  11. 1.894 us | htb_search();
  12. | htb_qlen_notify() {
  13. 2.655 us | htb_deactivate_prios();
  14. 6.933 us | }
    • 25.227 us | }
  15. 1.983 us | blackhole_dequeue();
    • 86.553 us | }
  16. 2932.761 us | qdisc_warn_nonwc();

  17. | htb_lookup_leaf() {
  18. | BUG_ON();

The full original bug report can be seen here [1]. We can fix this just by returning NULL instead of the BUG_ON, as htb_dequeue_tree returns NULL when htb_lookup_leaf returns NULL. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/pF5XOOIim0IuEfhI-SOxTgRvNoDwuux7UHKnE_Y5-zVd4wmGvNk2ceHjKb8ORnzw0cGwfmVu42g9dL7XyJLf1NEzaztboTWcm0Ogxuojoeo=@willsroot.io/

Отчет

This is denial-of-service vulnerability in htb_lookup_leaf() within the Linux kernel's traffic control (net/sched) subsystem. A local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN (e.g., via unprivileged user namespaces) can trigger a kernel panic by manipulating qdisc trees using tc, causing a BUG_ON due to an empty red-black tree.

Меры по смягчению последствий

To mitigate this issue, prevent module sch_htb from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.

Затронутые пакеты

ПлатформаПакетСостояниеРекомендацияРелиз
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10kernelAffected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6kernelOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernelOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel-rtOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernel-rtFix deferred

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Дополнительная информация

Статус:

Moderate
Дефект:
CWE-754
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2383913kernel: net/sched: Return NULL when htb_lookup_leaf encounters an empty rbtree

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

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ubuntu
10 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Return NULL when htb_lookup_leaf encounters an empty rbtree htb_lookup_leaf has a BUG_ON that can trigger with the following: tc qdisc del dev lo root tc qdisc add dev lo root handle 1: htb default 1 tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 64bit tc qdisc add dev lo parent 1:1 handle 2: netem tc qdisc add dev lo parent 2:1 handle 3: blackhole ping -I lo -c1 -W0.001 127.0.0.1 The root cause is the following: 1. htb_dequeue calls htb_dequeue_tree which calls the dequeue handler on the selected leaf qdisc 2. netem_dequeue calls enqueue on the child qdisc 3. blackhole_enqueue drops the packet and returns a value that is not just NET_XMIT_SUCCESS 4. Because of this, netem_dequeue calls qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, and since qlen is now 0, it calls htb_qlen_notify -> htb_deactivate -> htb_deactiviate_prios -> htb_remove_class_from_row -> htb_safe_rb_erase 5. As this is the only class in the selected hpr...

nvd
10 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Return NULL when htb_lookup_leaf encounters an empty rbtree htb_lookup_leaf has a BUG_ON that can trigger with the following: tc qdisc del dev lo root tc qdisc add dev lo root handle 1: htb default 1 tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 64bit tc qdisc add dev lo parent 1:1 handle 2: netem tc qdisc add dev lo parent 2:1 handle 3: blackhole ping -I lo -c1 -W0.001 127.0.0.1 The root cause is the following: 1. htb_dequeue calls htb_dequeue_tree which calls the dequeue handler on the selected leaf qdisc 2. netem_dequeue calls enqueue on the child qdisc 3. blackhole_enqueue drops the packet and returns a value that is not just NET_XMIT_SUCCESS 4. Because of this, netem_dequeue calls qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, and since qlen is now 0, it calls htb_qlen_notify -> htb_deactivate -> htb_deactiviate_prios -> htb_remove_class_from_row -> htb_safe_rb_erase 5. As this is the only class in th

debian
10 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: n ...

github
10 дней назад

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Return NULL when htb_lookup_leaf encounters an empty rbtree htb_lookup_leaf has a BUG_ON that can trigger with the following: tc qdisc del dev lo root tc qdisc add dev lo root handle 1: htb default 1 tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate 64bit tc qdisc add dev lo parent 1:1 handle 2: netem tc qdisc add dev lo parent 2:1 handle 3: blackhole ping -I lo -c1 -W0.001 127.0.0.1 The root cause is the following: 1. htb_dequeue calls htb_dequeue_tree which calls the dequeue handler on the selected leaf qdisc 2. netem_dequeue calls enqueue on the child qdisc 3. blackhole_enqueue drops the packet and returns a value that is not just NET_XMIT_SUCCESS 4. Because of this, netem_dequeue calls qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, and since qlen is now 0, it calls htb_qlen_notify -> htb_deactivate -> htb_deactiviate_prios -> htb_remove_class_from_row -> htb_safe_rb_erase 5. As this is the only class in...

CVSS3: 7
fstec
22 дня назад

Уязвимость функции htb_lookup_leaf() ядра операционной системы Linux, позволяющая нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

5.5 Medium

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