CVE-2026-98012
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: sfq: clamp quantum in change path
sfq_change() accepts any non-negative quantum (only rejects (int)ctl->quantum < 0). With a crafted size table qdisc_pkt_len reaches ~2 GiB, so quantum=1 makes the deficit-refill loop spin ~2^31 times under the qdisc lock (a soft lockup / denial of service).
Add max(256U, …) matching fq_codel_change(). Reject quantum > 1<<20 with -EINVAL, matching fq_codel_change() and the init clamp.
Conditions to recreate the bug: CONFIG_NET_SCH_SFQ=y. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via unshare -Urn suffices).
tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root sfq tc qdisc change dev dummy0 root sfq quantum 1 stab data 32768 size_log 15 cell_log 0
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 82bd38bd5467ece1ee274b493f51326cf5220a5a < f3820dce042a673fcb28cc31c87ee14257e21a17 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e4650d7ae4252f67e997a632adfae0dd74d3a99a < 534cd7ecbbc6e8a974f4003a5c1557439c6e0a72 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e4650d7ae4252f67e997a632adfae0dd74d3a99a < e6c1cb728e389354203a72bc77464c222a247aeb | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e4650d7ae4252f67e997a632adfae0dd74d3a99a < fb9f88a33c516ea5c0bcd9a22ca288b246b34567 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 843cacb88f42f426973f1ed11c6fb562558efb27 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 4919649699c5f4dbae08b8e2ed536fc9d6c3c2aa | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 548cf048b426729a7a1fa6acd1271c010c9a7380 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | c49ac48fac51a6a54efd5963954d02bacf075085 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 58ae7465f0e7113d45aa88a66bf2d203c71c195e | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.13 < 6.12.111 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.297 < 5.5 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.239 < 5.11 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.186 < 5.16 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.129 < 6.2 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.76 < 6.7 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.13 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 6.13 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.111 <= 6.12.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.53 <= 6.18.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.2.7 <= 7.2.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.3-rc3 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3820dce042a673fcb28cc31c87ee14257e21a17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/534cd7ecbbc6e8a974f4003a5c1557439c6e0a72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6c1cb728e389354203a72bc77464c222a247aeb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb9f88a33c516ea5c0bcd9a22ca288b246b34567
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