CVE-2025-38568: Linux hwe edge · In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: mqprio: fix stack out-of-bounds write in tc entry parsing
Affects linux-hwe-edgeSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 Medium : upgrade to 9.8 when convenient.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.8
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 19 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade redhat/kernel to 9.8.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/kernelpkg:rpm/redhat/kernelOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available kernel updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:1617 and reboot affected systems to ensure the fixes take effect. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update and rebooting.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: mqprio: fix stack out-of-bounds write in tc entry parsing TCA_MQPRIO_TC_ENTRY_INDEX is validated using NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U32, TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE), which allows the value TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE (16). This leads to a 4-byte out-of-bounds stack write in the fp[] array, which only has room for 16 elements (0–15). Fix this by changing the policy to allow only up to TC_QOPT_MAX_QUEUE - 1.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1617 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2389507 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2414494 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418892 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_1617.json (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38568 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38568 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/ffd2dc4c6c49ff4f1e5d34e454a6a55608104c17 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/39491e859fd494d0b51adc5c7d54c8a7dcf1d198 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/66fc2ebdd9d5dd6e5a9c7edeace5a61a0ab2cd86 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00e4125680f7074c4f42ce3c297336f23128e70 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a9dbcb7d17bf0abb325cdc984957cfabc59693 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd2dc4c6c49ff4f1e5d34e454a6a55608104c17 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7879-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7879-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7880-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7879-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7879-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7934-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-5 (opens in a new tab)