CVE-2026-98011
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: hhf: clamp quantum in change and init paths hhf_change() accepts any quantum 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, ...) in hhf_change() matching fq_codel_change(). Clamp hhf_init() to [256, 1<<20] matching the siblings, and remove the old fallback that only set quantum=256 on overflow. Conditions to recreate the bug: CONFIG_NET_SCH_HHF=y. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via unshare -Urn suffices). tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root hhf tc qdisc change dev dummy0 root hhf quantum 1 stab data 32768 size_log 15 cell_log 0
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-25 11:17:29.427000
Last modified
2026-10-19 10:17:52.520000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: hhf: clamp quantum in change and init paths\n\nhhf_change() accepts any quantum from userspace, including 1. With a\ncrafted size table qdisc_pkt_len reaches ~2 GiB, so quantum=1 makes\nthe deficit-refill loop spin ~2^31 times under the qdisc lock\n(a soft lockup / denial of service).\n\nAdd max(256U, ...) in hhf_change() matching fq_codel_change(). Clamp\nhhf_init() to [256, 1<<20] matching the siblings, and remove the old\nfallback that only set quantum=256 on overflow.\n\nConditions to recreate the bug:\n CONFIG_NET_SCH_HHF=y. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via\n unshare -Urn suffices).\n\n tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root hhf\n tc qdisc change dev dummy0 root hhf quantum 1 stab data 32768 size_log 15 cell_log 0"
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