UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21971
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
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03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/0c3057a5a04d07120b3d0ec9c79568fceb9c921e
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21971
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7496-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7506-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7506-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7506-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7506-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-7
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-8
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7511-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7511-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7511-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7512-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7514-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7515-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7515-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-7
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-8
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7516-9
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7517-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7517-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7517-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7518-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7522-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7523-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7524-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7539-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7540-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7593-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7602-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7640-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21971