CVE-2025-39773
- Published: 2025-09-11T17:15:43.010
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: bridge: fix soft lockup in br_multicast_query_expired()
When set multicast_query_interval to a large value, the local variable
‘time’ in br_multicast_send_query() may overflow. If the time is smaller
than jiffies, the timer will expire immediately, and then call mod_timer()
again, which creates a loop and may trigger the following soft lockup
issue.
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup – CPU#1 stuck for 221s! [rb_consumer:66]
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 66 Comm: rb_consumer Not tainted 6.16.0+ #259 PREEMPT(none)
Call Trace:
__netdev_alloc_skb+0x2e/0x3a0
br_ip6_multicast_alloc_query+0x212/0x1b70
__br_multicast_send_query+0x376/0xac0
br_multicast_send_query+0x299/0x510
br_multicast_query_expired.constprop.0+0x16d/0x1b0
call_timer_fn+0x3b/0x2a0
__run_timers+0x619/0x950
run_timer_softirq+0x11c/0x220
handle_softirqs+0x18e/0x560
__irq_exit_rcu+0x158/0x1a0
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x76/0x90
This issue can be reproduced with:
ip link add br0 type bridge
echo 1 > /sys/class/net/br0/bridge/multicast_querier
echo 0xffffffffffffffff >
/sys/class/net/br0/bridge/multicast_query_interval
ip link set dev br0 up
The multicast_startup_query_interval can also cause this issue. Similar to
the commit 99b40610956a (“net: bridge: mcast: add and enforce query
interval minimum”), add check for the query interval maximum to fix this
issue.
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How to fix CVE-2025-39773
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: fix soft lockup in br_multicast_query_expired() When set multicast_query_interval to a large value, the local variable ‘time’ in br_multicast_send_query() may overflow. If the time is smaller than jiffies, the timer will expire immediately, and then call mod_timer() again, which creates a loop and may […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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