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CVE-2026-98009

net/sched: ets: clamp quantum in parse and fallback paths

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: ets: clamp quantum in parse and fallback paths ets_qdisc_change() falls back to psched_mtu() with no floor for bands without an explicit quantum. With a crafted size table qdisc_pkt_len reaches ~2 GiB, so a zero psched_mtu on a headerless device makes the deficit-refill loop spin under the qdisc lock. Move the floor into ets_quantum_parse() so explicitly configured quanta are also clamped to [256, 1<<20], not just the fallback path. Conditions to recreate the bug: CONFIG_NET_SCH_ETS=y. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via unshare -Urn suffices). tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root ets bands 3 strict 2 quanta 1 1

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < 440b66cc7b56ea38e9b878ae88da91992efaa4c4affected
  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < 4ef8664eafafc8db68a1d52601f17dc008a223b7affected
  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < 8b8d782c3b96376217087767dcf662cd3d25f226affected
  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < 226d2702e74a570f5bfae6115b4706da4b94e5cfaffected
  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < 99ae477b892e203a37985ebc56f0063e072f7f4baffected
  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < 8f80b113dea0bed3c1a31a4224b72775cd9ec52daffected
  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < de22c30ec5598aca8797f02082d2ee1358dfa3ffaffected
  • dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33 to < 1c38487f46b243bfeefec0c0c86023a3904f2214affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 5.6affected
  • 0 to < 5.6unaffected
  • 5.10.271 to ≤ 5.10.*unaffected
  • 5.15.222 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected
  • 6.1.189 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected
  • 6.6.158 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.111 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.53 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 7.2.7 to ≤ 7.2.*unaffected
  • 7.3 to ≤ *unaffected

References