CVE-2025-37914: Linux kernel · net_sched: ets: Fix double list add in class with netem as child qdisc
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:33 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel source code. Users and administrators should apply the official kernel updates that include this patch to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required. No alternative mitigations are indicated in the advisory.
Description
CVE-2025-37914 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's network scheduler (net_sched) subsystem. It involves a double list addition in the ets class when netem is used as a child queueing discipline (qdisc). This flaw can cause memory corruption due to the same classifier being added twice to an internal list. The issue arises from a reentrant enqueue callback in the parent qdisc triggered by netem. The vulnerability has been fixed by adding a check to prevent duplicate additions to the active list.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37914 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a6d0c00fa07972384b0c308c72db091d49988b6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f01e9f961605eb397c6ecd1d7b0233dfbf9077c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/24388ba0a1b1b6d4af1b205927ac7f7b119ee4ea (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/554acc5a2ea9703e08023eb9a003f9e5a830a502 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c3da7e6ceb74e74ddbb5a305a35c9fdfcac6e3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efb6a0fa88e0910d079fdfeb4f7ce4d4ac6c990 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc321f714de693aae06e3786f88df2975376d996 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html (opens in a new tab)