net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT
In qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed
to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid
to create egress qdiscs with major handle ffff:
Budimir Markovic found that for qdiscs like DRR that maintain an active
class list, it will cause a UAF with a dangling class pointer.
In 066a3b5b2346, the concern was to avoid iterating over the ingress
qdisc since its parent is itself. The proper fix is to stop when parent
TC_H_ROOT is reached because the only way to retrieve ingress is when a
hierarchy which does not contain a ffff: major handle call into
qdisc_lookup with TC_H_MAJ(TC_H_ROOT).
In the scenario where major ffff: is an egress qdisc in any of the tree
levels, the updates will also propagate to TC_H_ROOT, which then the
iteration must stop.
net/sched/sch_api.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4008-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4075-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5818-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2024-50473 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT In qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major handle ffff: Budimir Markovic found that for qdiscs like DRR that maintain an active class list, it will cause a UAF with a dangling class pointer. In 066a3b5b2346, the concern was to avoid iterating over the ingress qdisc since its parent is itself. The proper fix is to stop when parent TC_H_ROOT is reached because the only way to retrieve ingress is when a hierarchy which does not contain a ffff: major handle call into qdisc_lookup with TC_H_MAJ(TC_H_ROOT). In the scenario where major ffff: is an egress qdisc in any of the tree levels, the updates will also propagate to TC_H_ROOT, which then the iteration must stop. net/sched/sch_api.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7163-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7167-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7169-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7169-2 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7170-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7173-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7173-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7179-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7167-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7169-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7169-4 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7169-5 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7173-3 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7179-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7179-3 | Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7179-4 | Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7183-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7184-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7185-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7185-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7186-1 | Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7186-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7194-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7195-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7195-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7196-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7413-1 | Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities |
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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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epss
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epss
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Wed, 14 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:15:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT In qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major handle ffff: Budimir Markovic found that for qdiscs like DRR that maintain an active class list, it will cause a UAF with a dangling class pointer. In 066a3b5b2346, the concern was to avoid iterating over the ingress qdisc since its parent is itself. The proper fix is to stop when parent TC_H_ROOT is reached because the only way to retrieve ingress is when a hierarchy which does not contain a ffff: major handle call into qdisc_lookup with TC_H_MAJ(TC_H_ROOT). In the scenario where major ffff: is an egress qdisc in any of the tree levels, the updates will also propagate to TC_H_ROOT, which then the iteration must stop. net/sched/sch_api.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) | |
| Title | net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-12T12:01:11.546Z
Reserved: 2024-11-19T17:17:24.974Z
Link: CVE-2024-53057
Updated: 2025-11-03T22:28:50.519Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-11-19T18:15:25.700
Modified: 2026-05-12T13:16:21.457
Link: CVE-2024-53057
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