Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 40 for SLE 15 SP4)

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-15040024164 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2025-21999: proc: fix UAF in procgetinode bsc1242579. CVE-2025-38001: netsched: hfsc: Address reentrant enqueue adding class to eltree twice bsc1244235. CVE-2025-38000: schhfsc...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-38000

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: schhfsc: Fix qlen accounting bug when using peek in hfscenqueue When enqueuing the first...

CVE-2025-38000

CVE-2025-38000 affects the Linux kernel HFSC scheduler qlen accounting: when enqueuing the first packet, hfsc_enqueue() previously used child qdisc peek() before updating sch->q.qlen and sch->qstats.backlog, which could trigger a dequeue and leave the HFSC class in an inconsistent state (po...