In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: Make cake_enqueue return NET_XMIT_CN when past buffer_limit
The following setup can trigger a WARNING in htb_activate due to
the condition: !cl->leaf.q->q.qlen
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 f: \
cake memlimit 1b
ping -I lo -f -c1 -s64 -W0.001 127.0.0.1
This is because the low memlimit leads to a low buffer_limit, which
causes packet dropping. However, cake_enqueue still returns
NET_XMIT_SUCCESS, causing htb_enqueue to call htb_activate with an
empty child qdisc. We should return NET_XMIT_CN when packets are
dropped from the same tin and flow.
I do not believe return value of NET_XMIT_CN is necessary for packet
drops in the case of ack filtering, as that is meant to optimize
performance, not to signal congestion.
References
Configurations
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History
09 Jan 2026, 18:44
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dacfc5372e314d1219f03e64dde3ab495a5a25e - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15de71d06a400f7fdc15bf377a2552b0ec437cf5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d591dde4defb1333d202410609c4ddeae060b3 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/710866fc0a64eafcb8bacd91bcb1329eb7e5035f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7689ab22de36f8db19095f6bdf11f28cfde92f5c - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa12ee1c1bd260943fd6ab556d8635811c332eeb - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de04ddd2980b48caa8d7e24a7db2742917a8b280 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff57186b2cc39766672c4c0332323933e5faaa88 - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| First Time |
Linux
Debian Debian debian Linux Linux linux Kernel |
03 Nov 2025, 18:16
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| References |
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11 Sep 2025, 17:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-09-11 17:15
Updated : 2026-01-09 18:44
NVD link : CVE-2025-39766
Mitre link : CVE-2025-39766
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-39766
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
