Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: fix lockdep splat in qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog()

qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() is called with the qdisc lock held,
not RTNL.

We must use qdisc_lookup_rcu() instead of qdisc_lookup()

syzbot reported:

WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
6.1.74-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
-----------------------------
net/sched/sch_api.c:305 suspicious rcu_dereference_protected() usage!

other info that might help us debug this:

rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
3 locks held by udevd/1142:
#0: ffffffff87c729a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:306 [inline]
#0: ffffffff87c729a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:747 [inline]
#0: ffffffff87c729a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: net_tx_action+0x64a/0x970 net/core/dev.c:5282
#1: ffff888171861108 (&sch->q.lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:350 [inline]
#1: ffff888171861108 (&sch->q.lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: net_tx_action+0x754/0x970 net/core/dev.c:5297
#2: ffffffff87c729a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:306 [inline]
#2: ffffffff87c729a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:747 [inline]
#2: ffffffff87c729a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog+0x84/0x580 net/sched/sch_api.c:792

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 1142 Comm: udevd Not tainted 6.1.74-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/25/2024
Call Trace:
<TASK>
[<ffffffff85b85f14>] __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
[<ffffffff85b85f14>] dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28f lib/dump_stack.c:106
[<ffffffff85b86007>] dump_stack+0x15/0x1e lib/dump_stack.c:113
[<ffffffff81802299>] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x1b9/0x260 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6592
[<ffffffff84f0054c>] qdisc_lookup+0xac/0x6f0 net/sched/sch_api.c:305
[<ffffffff84f037c3>] qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog+0x243/0x580 net/sched/sch_api.c:811
[<ffffffff84f5b78c>] pfifo_tail_enqueue+0x32c/0x4b0 net/sched/sch_fifo.c:51
[<ffffffff84fbcf63>] qdisc_enqueue include/net/sch_generic.h:833 [inline]
[<ffffffff84fbcf63>] netem_dequeue+0xeb3/0x15d0 net/sched/sch_netem.c:723
[<ffffffff84eecab9>] dequeue_skb net/sched/sch_generic.c:292 [inline]
[<ffffffff84eecab9>] qdisc_restart net/sched/sch_generic.c:397 [inline]
[<ffffffff84eecab9>] __qdisc_run+0x249/0x1e60 net/sched/sch_generic.c:415
[<ffffffff84d7aa96>] qdisc_run+0xd6/0x260 include/net/pkt_sched.h:125
[<ffffffff84d85d29>] net_tx_action+0x7c9/0x970 net/core/dev.c:5313
[<ffffffff85e002bd>] __do_softirq+0x2bd/0x9bd kernel/softirq.c:616
[<ffffffff81568bca>] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:447 [inline]
[<ffffffff81568bca>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xca/0x230 kernel/softirq.c:700
[<ffffffff81568ae9>] irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:712
[<ffffffff85b89f52>] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x42/0x90 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1107
[<ffffffff85c00ccb>] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1b/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:656
Published: 2024-05-19
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6893-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-667
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:13:15.828Z

Reserved: 2024-05-17T13:50:33.113Z

Link: CVE-2024-35892

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Updated: 2024-08-02T03:21:48.741Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-19T09:15:10.230

Modified: 2025-09-19T18:51:15.077

Link: CVE-2024-35892

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-05-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-35892 - Bugzilla

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