# CVE-2024-49573: sched/fair: Fix NEXT\_BUDDY

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-11 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Fix NEXT_BUDDY Adam reports that enabling NEXT_BUDDY insta triggers a WARN in pick_next_entity(). Moving clear_buddies() up before the delayed dequeue bits ensures no ->next buddy becomes delayed. Further ensure no new ->next buddy ever starts as delayed.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dbe6816c49197677a5ecce749bd99929da147da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/493afbd187c4c9cc1642792c0d9ba400c3d6d90d

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