High 7.8Published Jul 21, 2023

CVE-2023-3611Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 12:50 AM ET)

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An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The qfq_change_agg() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c allows an out-of-bounds write because lmax is updated according to packet sizes without bounds checks. We recommend upgrading past commit 3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Google
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Kernel linux:kernel (from the name)	from 3.8 before 6.5	CNA record
linux kernel linux:kernel	from 3.8 before 6.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1	CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 3.8 before 4.14.322; from 4.15 before 4.19.291; from 4.20 before 5.4.253; from 5.5 before 5.10.188; from 5.11 before 5.15.121; from 5.16 before 6.1.40; from 6.2 before 6.4.5; 6.5	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	10.0; 11.0; 12.0	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64	patch, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
https://kernel.dance/3e337087c3b5805fe0b8a46ba622a962880b5d64	patch, vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480	third-party-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0002/	third-party-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492	third-party-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html	mailing-list
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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