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CVE-2026-98017: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: defer qdisc freeing after failed creation An RTM_NEWQDISC r

CVE-2026-98017 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-09-25

Executive brief

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: defer qdisc freeing after failed creation

An RTM_NEWQDISC request can make clsact bind a populated shared ingress block during ->init(), publishing an embedded mini_Qdisc to lockless readers. If the same request has an invalid TCA_RATE, estimator setup fails after ->init(); the unwind removes the pointer but synchronously frees its containing qdisc while tc_run() may still hold it.

Retire failed qdiscs through the same RCU helper as normal destruction. Inline the synchronous free into the callback now that no direct callers remain.

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