Not yet scoredPublished Sep 25, 2026

CVE-2026-98012net/sched: sfq: clamp quantum in change path

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 3:23 PM ET)

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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

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 19, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	4919649699c5f4dbae08b8e2ed536fc9d6c3c2aa builds before 4117c528b2de5fdc3e4a7e3626815b616a635cdc; from 548cf048b426729a7a1fa6acd1271c010c9a7380 before f82fa6f10d4a69322cad0f7a4aa523ce6292a5a0; from c49ac48fac51a6a54efd5963954d02bacf075085 before 0692ce5a528df450d64e9f819054177e9d91076f; from 58ae7465f0e7113d45aa88a66bf2d203c71c195e before e4192bcf83aaab02129644ddf4656fd86e93751f; from 82bd38bd5467ece1ee274b493f51326cf5220a5a before f3820dce042a673fcb28cc31c87ee14257e21a17; from e4650d7ae4252f67e997a632adfae0dd74d3a99a before 534cd7ecbbc6e8a974f4003a5c1557439c6e0a72; from e4650d7ae4252f67e997a632adfae0dd74d3a99a before e6c1cb728e389354203a72bc77464c222a247aeb; from e4650d7ae4252f67e997a632adfae0dd74d3a99a before fb9f88a33c516ea5c0bcd9a22ca288b246b34567; and 7 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4117c528b2de5fdc3e4a7e3626815b616a635cdc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f82fa6f10d4a69322cad0f7a4aa523ce6292a5a0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0692ce5a528df450d64e9f819054177e9d91076f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4192bcf83aaab02129644ddf4656fd86e93751f
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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