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CVE-2026-90109

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2026
Source publication
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cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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net: sched: fix 32-bit backlog wrap in gred, bfifo and plug enqueue

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: fix 32-bit backlog wrap in gred, bfifo and plug enqueue gred_enqueue(), bfifo_enqueue() and plug_enqueue() admit a packet when the current backlog plus the packet length fits within the queue limit: sch->qstats.backlog + qdisc_pkt_len(skb) <= sch->limit (gred default VQ) gred_backlog+qdisc_pkt_len(skb) <= q->limit (gred configured VQ) sch->qstats.backlog + qdisc_pkt_len(skb) <= sch->limit (bfifo) sch->qstats.backlog + skb->len <= q->limit (plug) sch->qstats.backlog and q->backlog are u32, and qdisc_pkt_len()/skb->len are unsigned int, so all sums are computed in 32 bits and wrap at 2^32. Once the true backlog exceeds 4 GiB the wrapped sum becomes small and admission keeps succeeding, so the queue grows without bound and the kernel can be driven to OOM. Promote the sums to u64 so admission stops once the true backlog exceeds the limit. The limit is u32, so the bounded queue stays below 2^32 and the stored u32 backlog never wraps. The bug can only be reproduced as root (albeit with ridiculous setup): attach a gred (or bfifo/plug) qdisc with a limit near 4 GiB, leaving the default VQ unconfigured (for gred), and drive >4 GiB of queued traffic (e.g. via a size table / stab to inflate qdisc_pkt_len, or sustained high-rate traffic). The u32 backlog+len sum wraps at 2^32, admission keeps succeeding, and the queue grows unboundedly to OOM.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Linux

Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
unaffected
Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
a3eb95f891d6130b1fc03dd07a8b54cf0a5c8ab8affectedgitc5ca77024812563fe15c4f7aa906791c3683e9fdUnavailableNone listed
a3eb95f891d6130b1fc03dd07a8b54cf0a5c8ab8affectedgit3fb51b3960342bbee563543f8d33710fd0fb5a96UnavailableNone listed
a3eb95f891d6130b1fc03dd07a8b54cf0a5c8ab8affectedgit8b2d8c70b969bf84f9e248bfaf2a7135129f2eb6UnavailableNone listed
a3eb95f891d6130b1fc03dd07a8b54cf0a5c8ab8affectedgitd98b92f3d57976ae185238946ec5ea0be32195aaUnavailableNone listed
a3eb95f891d6130b1fc03dd07a8b54cf0a5c8ab8affectedgit4c660ee8c809637909f4f7eb1017f7b9401c75c4UnavailableNone listed

Linux

Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
affected
Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
4.2affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed
0unaffectedsemver4.2UnavailableNone listed
6.6.160unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.6.*None listed
6.12.110unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.12.*None listed
6.18.52unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.18.*None listed
7.2.6unaffectedsemverUnavailable7.2.*None listed
7.3unaffectedoriginal_commit_for_fixUnavailable*None listed