SB2025061007 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel sched
Published: June 10, 2025 Updated: August 29, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38001)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cl_in_el_or_vttree(), hfsc_change_class() and hfsc_enqueue() functions in net/sched/sch_hfsc.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/295f7c579b07b5b7cf2dffe485f71cc2f27647cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c928b3a0b04a431ffcd6c8b7d88a267124a3a28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f2190ce4ca972051cac6a8d7937448f8cb9673c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39ed887b1dd2d6b720f87e86692ac3006cc111c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e38eaaabfb7fffbb371a51150203e19eee5d70e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6672e6c00810056acaac019fe26cdc26fee8a66c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0ec22fa20b252edbe070a9de8501eef63c17ef5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac9fe7dd8e730a103ae4481147395cc73492d786
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5bee633cc276410337d54b99f77fbc1ad8801e5