CVE-2025-37992 Affecting kernel-uek-core package, versions <0:5.15.0-310.184.5.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKCORE-10767694
  • published17 Jul 2025
  • disclosed26 May 2025

Introduced: 26 May 2025

CVE-2025-37992  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-core to version 0:5.15.0-310.184.5.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20470.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-core package and not the kernel-uek-core package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net_sched: Flush gso_skb list too during ->change()

Previously, when reducing a qdisc's limit via the ->change() operation, only the main skb queue was trimmed, potentially leaving packets in the gso_skb list. This could result in NULL pointer dereference when we only check sch->limit against sch->q.qlen.

This patch introduces a new helper, qdisc_dequeue_internal(), which ensures both the gso_skb list and the main queue are properly flushed when trimming excess packets. All relevant qdiscs (codel, fq, fq_codel, fq_pie, hhf, pie) are updated to use this helper in their ->change() routines.

CVSS Base Scores

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