net/sched: sch_hfsc: Don't make class passive twice
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_hfsc: Don't make class passive twice update_vf() is called from two places for the same class during a single dequeue when the class's child qdisc (e.g. codel/fq_codel) drops its last packets while dequeuing: 1. The child calls qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(), which, now that the child is empty, invokes hfsc_qlen_notify() -> update_vf(cl, 0, 0) and turns the class passive (cl_nactive is decremented up the hierarchy). 2. hfsc_dequeue() then calls update_vf(cl, qdisc_pkt_len(skb), cur_time) to charge the dequeued bytes. On the second call the class is already passive, but its child qdisc is still empty, so update_vf() arms go_passive again: if (cl->qdisc->q.qlen == 0 && cl->cl_flags & HFSC_FSC) go_passive = 1; The leaf is then skipped by the cl_nactive == 0 check inside the loop, which does not clear go_passive, so the stale go_passive propagates to the parent and decrements its cl_nactive a second time. A parent that still has other active children is driven to cl_nactive == 0 and removed from the vttree, even though those siblings are still backlogged. They are never dequeued again and the qdisc stalls. Fix this by only arming go_passive when the class is actually active, so an already-passive class no longer triggers a second passive transition. The byte accounting (cl->cl_total += len) still runs for every ancestor, so dequeued bytes continue to be counted exactly once.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.241 to before 5.10.261; 5.15.190 to before 5.15.212; 6.1.138 to before 6.1.178; 6.6.90 to before 6.6.145; 6.12.28 to before 6.12.97; 5.4.297 to before 5.5; 6.14.6 to before 6.15 | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 5.5, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.15 and later | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10.241 to before 5.10.261; 5.15.190 to before 5.15.212; 6.1.138 to before 6.1.178; 6.6.90 to before 6.6.145; 6.12.28 to before 6.12.97; 5.4.297 to before 5.5; 6.14.6 to before 6.15 Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 5.5, 6.15 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.15 and later Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 5.5, 6.15
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74284
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfhv-3jvw-9w4g
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a425c82ff06cda5165e0de3de8c2a445ec1f863e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc973ecd1a079b9a87c360478542f3a56dea085b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15720cd8fa3fc625146128f89a8e11b0449a20a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2a017bfcf565721918ec7355a373911d2f2a227
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9221a594c72a1446137926d4c2aa04e345f798dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66dbb13eeb2fc339f8f548a9076be4c1a94857b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a49bbae676fef1ffe548971e6229ae2adeb9d10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90b662ea25f5e83bb3b8ccec5b93ced810b92fb8
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74284 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74284 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mfhv-3jvw-9w4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74284 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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