CVE-2023-53624
net/sched: sch_fq: fix integer overflow of "credit"
Using Linux by Linux?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Linux - before attackers find them.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_fq: fix integer overflow of "credit" if sch_fq is configured with "initial quantum" having values greater than INT_MAX, the first assignment of "credit" does signed integer overflow to a very negative value. In this situation, the syzkaller script provided by Cristoph triggers the CPU soft-lockup warning even with few sockets. It's not an infinite loop, but "credit" wasn't probably meant to be minus 2Gb for each new flow. Capping "initial quantum" to INT_MAX proved to fix the issue. v2: validation of "initial quantum" is done in fq_policy, instead of open coding in fq_change() _ suggested by Jakub Kicinski
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b8a05e3801661a0438fcd0cdef181030d966a5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0b43125ec892aeb1b03e5df5aab595097da225a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fbefeab88c6e79753a25099d455d3d59d2946b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f24cb2f10b2b0f2882e5786a09b4790bb3a0ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2322462d6f9ad4874f4e3c63df3b5cc00cb1acbd
References (6)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Quick Info
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.