net/sched: ets: clamp quantum in parse and fallback paths
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: 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
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3
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 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98009
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc2x-56vj-85xr
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/Linux@226d2702e74a570f5bfae6115b4706da4b94e5cf, Linux/Linux@440b66cc7b56ea38e9b878ae88da91992efaa4c4, Linux/Linux@4ef8664eafafc8db68a1d52601f17dc008a223b7 +5 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 4 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440b66cc7b56ea38e9b878ae88da91992efaa4c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef8664eafafc8db68a1d52601f17dc008a223b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8d782c3b96376217087767dcf662cd3d25f226
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/226d2702e74a570f5bfae6115b4706da4b94e5cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ae477b892e203a37985ebc56f0063e072f7f4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f80b113dea0bed3c1a31a4224b72775cd9ec52d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de22c30ec5598aca8797f02082d2ee1358dfa3ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c38487f46b243bfeefec0c0c86023a3904f2214
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98009 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98009 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc2x-56vj-85xr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98009 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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