commit: 10685681bafc ("net_sched: sch_sfq: don't allow 1 packet limit") fixes CVE-2024-57996 and commit: b3bf8f63e617 ("net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation") fixes CVE-2025-37752 and commit: 7ca52541c05c ("net_sched: sch_sfq: reject invalid perturb period") fixes CVE-2025-38193.
Patches 3, 5, 6 are CVE fixes for above mentioned CVEs. Patch 1,2 and 4 are pulled in as stable-deps.
Testing performed on the patched 5.4.295 kernel with the above 5 patches: (Used latest upstream kselftests for tc-testing)
$ uname -a Linux hamogala-kdevoci8-1 5.4.295-master.20250717.el8.rc2.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jul 17 00:57:21 PDT 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ python3.12 ./tdc.py -f tc-tests/qdiscs/sfq.json -- ns/SubPlugin.__init__ Test 7482: Create SFQ with default setting Test c186: Create SFQ with limit setting Test ae23: Create SFQ with perturb setting Test a430: Create SFQ with quantum setting Test 4539: Create SFQ with divisor setting Test b089: Create SFQ with flows setting Test 99a0: Create SFQ with depth setting Test 7389: Create SFQ with headdrop setting Test 6472: Create SFQ with redflowlimit setting Test 8929: Show SFQ class Test 4d6f: Check that limit of 1 is rejected Test 7f8f: Check that a derived limit of 1 is rejected (limit 2 depth 1 flows 1) Test 5168: Check that a derived limit of 1 is rejected (limit 2 depth 1 divisor 1)
All test results:
1..13 ok 1 7482 - Create SFQ with default setting ok 2 c186 - Create SFQ with limit setting ok 3 ae23 - Create SFQ with perturb setting ok 4 a430 - Create SFQ with quantum setting ok 5 4539 - Create SFQ with divisor setting ok 6 b089 - Create SFQ with flows setting ok 7 99a0 - Create SFQ with depth setting ok 8 7389 - Create SFQ with headdrop setting ok 9 6472 - Create SFQ with redflowlimit setting ok 10 8929 - Show SFQ class ok 11 4d6f - Check that limit of 1 is rejected ok 12 7f8f - Check that a derived limit of 1 is rejected (limit 2 depth 1 flows 1) ok 13 5168 - Check that a derived limit of 1 is rejected (limit 2 depth 1 divisor 1)
Thanks, Harshit
Eric Dumazet (3): net_sched: sch_sfq: annotate data-races around q->perturb_period net_sched: sch_sfq: handle bigger packets net_sched: sch_sfq: reject invalid perturb period
Octavian Purdila (3): net_sched: sch_sfq: don't allow 1 packet limit net_sched: sch_sfq: use a temporary work area for validating configuration net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation
net/sched/sch_sfq.c | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)