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CVE-2025-37752: Linux kernel · net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 4.4.0-1147.153 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 11:35 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.4.0-1147.153, 4.15.0-1192.207~14.04.1, 4.4.0-272.306~14.04.1 +102
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 25.10linux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • 6.17.0-1003.3 – 6.17.0-1017.17
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-79.79
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-79.79
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1036.38
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1036.38
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1038.44
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1038.44
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-6.11pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 6.11.0-1008.8~24.04.1 – 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-nvidiapkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-1025.27
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-1025.27

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AI-suggested

A patch is available and has been incorporated into multiple Linux kernel releases including 4.4.0-1147.153, 4.15.0-1192.207~14.04.1, and others as listed in the established facts. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to one of the fixed versions to remediate this vulnerability. The Ubuntu advisory USN-7594-1 provides official guidance and updated packages. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official kernel updates.

Description

CVE-2025-37752 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net_sched subsystem, specifically in the sch_sfq (Stochastic Fairness Queueing) module. The issue involves insufficient validation of the 'limit' parameter during configuration updates, which can be indirectly modified through other parameters, leading to an out-of-bounds array access and kernel crash. This flaw was reported by syzkaller and fixed by moving the limit validation to the end of the configuration update process to catch indirect updates. Multiple Linux kernel versions prior to the fixed releases are affected. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 and can lead to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. A patch is available and has been incorporated in several Linux kernel releases.

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