CVE-2026-98013

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fq_pie: clamp quantum in change path fq_pie_change() accepts any quantum value from userspace, including 1. With a crafted size table qdisc_pkt_len reaches ~2 GiB, so quantum=1 makes the deficit-refill loop spin ~2^31 times under the qdisc lock (a soft lockup / denial of service). Add max(256U, ...) matching fq_codel_change(). Conditions to recreate the bug: CONFIG_NET_SCH_FQ_PIE=y. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via unshare -Urn suffices). tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root fq_pie tc qdisc change dev dummy0 root fq_pie quantum 1 stab data 32768 size_log 15 cell_log 0

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90fe65b977e7aa9eb302230a09eb18f8c32ceaa

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c11e3a39807eb5a200445ae9082843ab86800415

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6655b56e2801008566c594ef231f6c7b3f716c61

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4864f58c53eb47257d55e01f47d4a9f355f7f970

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-25

Updated: 2026-09-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00168