Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: fq: add overflow bounds to quantum and initial quantum
fq_init() computes quantum = 2 * psched_mtu() and initial_quantum = 10 * psched_mtu() with no overflow check. A device with a huge MTU (e.g. dummy with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634) makes psched_mtu() return 0x80000000; the 2 * and 10 * multiplications wrap to 0 in 32-bit arithmetic, so q->quantum == 0. Then in fq_dequeue() the credit-refill loop adds 0 to f->credit (which stays <= 0) and goto begin loops forever under the qdisc lock, creating a soft lockup.
Clamp psched_mtu() to [1, 1 << 20] before multiplying so the product cannot wrap, then cap the result at 1 << 20, matching the bound already enforced on TCA_FQ_QUANTUM in fq_change().
Conditions to recreate the bug: a device whose MTU (plus hard_header_len) is large enough that 2 * psched_mtu() wraps (e.g. a dummy device with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634). Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in a user namespace.
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= afe4fd062416b158a8a8538b23adc1930a9b88dc, < cf398f67d9caa71af3b9fb9319058b22fe6b524e; >= afe4fd062416b158a8a8538b23adc1930a9b88dc, < fd63409b669f9951f1cc6b02486a5254103800d1; >= afe4fd062416b158a8a8538b23adc1930a9b88dc, < d16dac3925be95ad46e986d4b139c9898b6e227f; >= afe4fd062416b158a8a8538b23adc1930a9b88dc, < f6b3e3848a5fca63438984acd6d9eceac80814c1; >= afe4fd062416b158a8a8538b23adc1930a9b88dc, < e35acd56f244d94355f9ab237c2ecc8fba5e6f04; >= afe4fd062416b158a8a8538b23adc1930a9b88dc, < 709f34f7c28dc4dd6c40343d101850f11e172312 |
| Linux | Linux | 3.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/709f34f7c28dc4dd6c40343d101850f11e172312
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf398f67d9caa71af3b9fb9319058b22fe6b524e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d16dac3925be95ad46e986d4b139c9898b6e227f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35acd56f244d94355f9ab237c2ecc8fba5e6f04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6b3e3848a5fca63438984acd6d9eceac80814c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd63409b669f9951f1cc6b02486a5254103800d1
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Received