net: bridge: fix soft lockup in br_multicast_query_expired()
Published Sep 11, 2025
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
Description
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: <IRQ> __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 </IRQ>
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.
Affected products
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- Version 2.6.34StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<2.6.34
- Version 5.15.190StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.15.*
- Version 6.1.149StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.1.*
- Version 6.12.44StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.12.*
- Version 6.16.4StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.16.*
- Version 6.17StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version 6.6.103StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.6.*
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 2.6.34 · < 5.15.190
- ≥ 5.16 · < 6.1.149
- ≥ 6.2 · < 6.6.103
- ≥ 6.7 · < 6.12.44
- ≥ 6.13 · < 6.16.4
- 6.17
- 6.17
Configuration 2
- 11.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2025-2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 1.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 1.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00024) | 5.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (15)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39773 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2394642 Issue Tracking
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34171b9e53bd1dc264f5556579f2b04f04435c73 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43e281fde5e76a866a4d10780c35023f16c0e432 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf5fce8a0c2a70d063af778fdb5b27238174cdd Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96476b043efb86a94f2badd260f7f99c97bd5893 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdb19cd0de739870bb3494c815138b9dc30875c4 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1547bf460baec718b3398365f8de33d25c5f36f Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025091146-CVE-2025-39773-e511@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39773
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39773
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