FKIE_CVE-2026-90073

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-17 17:16 - Updated: 2026-09-17 17:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: hhf: clamp quantum before hhf_change() to avoid overflow hhf_init() sets q->quantum = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)) with no overflow check. A device with a huge MTU (e.g. dummy with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634) makes weight * quantum overflow the signed deficit in hhf_dequeue(), spinning forever. Clamp q->quantum before hhf_change() so both the opt and !opt paths see a sane quantum. Without this, bare "tc qdisc add ... hhf" succeeds with a clamped quantum but "tc qdisc add ... hhf limit 1000" (any option present) fails with -EINVAL because hhf_change() re-validates the unclamped default (sch_hhf.c:559). 256 matches fq_codel's floor and is a sane minimum for a DRR quantum. Conditions to recreate the bug: a device whose MTU (plus hard_header_len) wraps psched_mtu() into the sign bit (e.g. a dummy device with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634). Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in a user namespace.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c66223e90ddb4fd3700965a9241f2fde7bd6bc7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b65bf7ca06e48ec1d62ed8012f71205328dbe4
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2164b512b97bb053e8ce4d6e95576f11bed6a005
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2446644b0f6d045b01db6acbaf55552dbec8a59a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0f0729f922c8de13801004e2131b57646c7c5f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99770b5d8e0e1c69b996f74a19d71afd2c4a9aa4
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dea2789a9d5ff38bdd77f2e64d550430899e2839
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa9c2055f0a60f801ccf286af53d387dc6202c3f
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: hhf: clamp quantum before hhf_change() to avoid overflow\n\nhhf_init() sets q-\u003equantum = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)) with no overflow\ncheck. A device with a huge MTU (e.g. dummy with max_mtu == 0 accepting\nMTU 2147483634) makes weight * quantum overflow the signed deficit in\nhhf_dequeue(), spinning forever.\n\nClamp q-\u003equantum before hhf_change() so both the opt and !opt paths see\na sane quantum. Without this, bare \"tc qdisc add ... hhf\" succeeds with\na clamped quantum but \"tc qdisc add ... hhf limit 1000\" (any option\npresent) fails with -EINVAL because hhf_change() re-validates the\nunclamped default (sch_hhf.c:559). 256 matches fq_codel\u0027s floor and is\na sane minimum for a DRR quantum.\n\nConditions to recreate the bug: a device whose MTU (plus\nhard_header_len) wraps psched_mtu() into the sign bit (e.g. a dummy\ndevice with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634). Requires\nCAP_NET_ADMIN in a user namespace."
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