net/sched: ets: fix divide by zero in the offload path
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: ets: fix divide by zero in the offload path
Offloading ETS requires computing each class' WRR weight: this is done by
averaging over the sums of quanta as 'q_sum' and 'q_psum'. Using unsigned
int, the same integer size as the individual DRR quanta, can overflow and
even cause division by zero, like it happened in the following splat:
Oops: divide error: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
CPU: 13 UID: 0 PID: 487 Comm: tc Tainted: G E 6.19.0-virtme #45 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
RIP: 0010:ets_offload_change+0x11f/0x290 [sch_ets]
Code: e4 45 31 ff eb 03 41 89 c7 41 89 cb 89 ce 83 f9 0f 0f 87 b7 00 00 00 45 8b 08 31 c0 45 01 cc 45 85 c9 74 09 41 6b c4 64 31 d2 <41> f7 f2 89 c2 44 29 fa 45 89 df 41 83 fb 0f 0f 87 c7 00 00 00 44
RSP: 0018:ffffd0a180d77588 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 00000000ffffff38 RBX: ffff8d3d482ca000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffd0a180d77660
RBP: ffffd0a180d77690 R08: ffff8d3d482ca2d8 R09: 00000000fffffffe
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00000000fffffffe
R13: ffff8d3d472f2000 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 00007f440b6c2740(0000) GS:ffff8d3dc9803000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000003cdd2000 CR3: 0000000007b58002 CR4: 0000000000172ef0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ets_qdisc_change+0x870/0xf40 [sch_ets]
qdisc_create+0x12b/0x540
tc_modify_qdisc+0x6d7/0xbd0
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x168/0x6b0
netlink_rcv_skb+0x5c/0x110
netlink_unicast+0x1d6/0x2b0
netlink_sendmsg+0x22e/0x470
____sys_sendmsg+0x38a/0x3c0
___sys_sendmsg+0x99/0xe0
__sys_sendmsg+0x8a/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x111/0xf80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f440b81c77e
Code: 4d 89 d8 e8 d4 bc 00 00 4c 8b 5d f8 41 8b 93 08 03 00 00 59 5e 48 83 f8 fc 74 11 c9 c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 48 8b 45 10 0f 05 <c9> c3 83 e2 39 83 fa 08 75 e7 e8 13 ff ff ff 0f 1f 00 f3 0f 1e fa
RSP: 002b:00007fff951e4c10 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000481820 RCX: 00007f440b81c77e
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007fff951e4cd0 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007fff951e4c20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007fff951f4fa8
R13: 00000000699ddede R14: 00007f440bb01000 R15: 0000000000486980
</TASK>
Modules linked in: sch_ets(E) netdevsim(E)
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
RIP: 0010:ets_offload_change+0x11f/0x290 [sch_ets]
Code: e4 45 31 ff eb 03 41 89 c7 41 89 cb 89 ce 83 f9 0f 0f 87 b7 00 00 00 45 8b 08 31 c0 45 01 cc 45 85 c9 74 09 41 6b c4 64 31 d2 <41> f7 f2 89 c2 44 29 fa 45 89 df 41 83 fb 0f 0f 87 c7 00 00 00 44
RSP: 0018:ffffd0a180d77588 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 00000000ffffff38 RBX: ffff8d3d482ca000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffd0a180d77660
RBP: ffffd0a180d77690 R08: ffff8d3d482ca2d8 R09: 00000000fffffffe
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00000000fffffffe
R13: ffff8d3d472f2000 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 00007f440b6c2740(0000) GS:ffff8d3dc9803000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000003cdd2000 CR3: 0000000007b58002 CR4: 0000000000172ef0
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
Kernel Offset: 0x30000000 from 0xffffffff81000000 (relocation range: 0xffffffff80000000-0xffffffffbfffffff)
---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception ]---
Fix this using 64-bit integers for 'q_sum' and 'q_psum'.
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
CVE-2026-23379 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 25 March 2026 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.19.0 | 6.19.7 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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