# CVE-2026-98009: net/sched: ets: clamp quantum in parse and fallback paths

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in 440b66cc7b56ea38e9b878ae88da91992efaa4c4; from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in 4ef8664eafafc8db68a1d52601f17dc008a223b7; from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in 8b8d782c3b96376217087767dcf662cd3d25f226; from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in 226d2702e74a570f5bfae6115b4706da4b94e5cf; from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in 99ae477b892e203a37985ebc56f0063e072f7f4b; from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in 8f80b113dea0bed3c1a31a4224b72775cd9ec52d; from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in de22c30ec5598aca8797f02082d2ee1358dfa3ff; from dcc68b4d8084e1ac9af0d4022d6b1aff6a139a33, fixed in 1c38487f46b243bfeefec0c0c86023a3904f2214
- Linux: 5.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.6.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: ets: clamp quantum in parse and fallback paths ets_qdisc_change() falls back to psched_mtu() with no floor for bands without an explicit quantum. With a crafted size table qdisc_pkt_len reaches ~2 GiB, so a zero psched_mtu on a headerless device makes the deficit-refill loop spin under the qdisc lock. Move the floor into ets_quantum_parse() so explicitly configured quanta are also clamped to [256, 1<<20], not just the fallback path. Conditions to recreate the bug: CONFIG_NET_SCH_ETS=y. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via unshare -Urn suffices). tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root ets bands 3 strict 2 quanta 1 1

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440b66cc7b56ea38e9b878ae88da91992efaa4c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef8664eafafc8db68a1d52601f17dc008a223b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8d782c3b96376217087767dcf662cd3d25f226
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/226d2702e74a570f5bfae6115b4706da4b94e5cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ae477b892e203a37985ebc56f0063e072f7f4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f80b113dea0bed3c1a31a4224b72775cd9ec52d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de22c30ec5598aca8797f02082d2ee1358dfa3ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c38487f46b243bfeefec0c0c86023a3904f2214

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