CVE-2025-38039

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via MQPRIO Configuration with HTB Offload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Avoid WARN_ON when configuring MQPRIO with HTB offload enabled When attempting to enable MQPRIO while HTB offload is already configured, the driver currently returns `-EINVAL` and triggers a `WARN_ON`, leading to an unnecessary call trace. Update the code to handle this case more gracefully by returning `-EOPNOTSUPP` instead, while also providing a helpful user message.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (14)
linux/Kernel 5.12.0 - 6.6.93linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.14.9linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.31linux
Linux/Linux < 5.12
Linux/Linux 214baf22870cfa437522f3bd4fbae56338674b04 - 090c0ba179eaf7b670e720aa054533756a43d565
Linux/Linux 214baf22870cfa437522f3bd4fbae56338674b04 - 689805dcc474c2accb5cffbbcea1c06ee4a54570
Linux/Linux 214baf22870cfa437522f3bd4fbae56338674b04 - 9e2bac6835f73895598df5a3a125a19497fad46b
Linux/Linux 214baf22870cfa437522f3bd4fbae56338674b04 - b82e496531c571caf8a2ef247f51c160bab2162e
Linux/Linux 5.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.31 - 6.12.*
... and 4 more
Published Jun 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026