CVE-2026-64207
net/sched: dualpi2: fix GSO backlog accounting
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: dualpi2: fix GSO backlog accounting When DualPI2 splits a GSO skb into N segments, it propagates N additional packets to its parent before returning NET_XMIT_SUCCESS. The parent then accounts for the original skb once more, leaving its qlen one larger than the number of packets actually queued. With QFQ as the parent, after all real packets are dequeued, QFQ still has a non-zero qlen while its in-service aggregate has no active classes. qfq_choose_next_agg() returns NULL and qfq_dequeue() passes the result to qfq_peek_skb(), causing a NULL pointer dereference. Follow the same pattern used by tbf_segment() and taprio: count only successfully queued segments, propagate the difference between the original skb and those segments, and return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS whenever at least one segment was queued.
INFO
Published Date :
July 20, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 20, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Ensure GSO segments are accounted for correctly.
- Propagate differences between original skb and segments.
- Return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS when segments are queued.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 20, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '8f9516daedd67097a0c6e463fcb7a42b5ee9d477', 'lessThan': 'c4b70c1512b8f9f33f23c2c8196dfd1210207681', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8f9516daedd67097a0c6e463fcb7a42b5ee9d477', 'lessThan': '806586e33891066487db1f002be3d455cda6b516', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '8f9516daedd67097a0c6e463fcb7a42b5ee9d477', 'lessThan': '05ed733b65ab977dd931e7f7ac0f62fdb81205c2', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.17'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.17', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.39', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: dualpi2: fix GSO backlog accounting When DualPI2 splits a GSO skb into N segments, it propagates N additional packets to its parent before returning NET_XMIT_SUCCESS. The parent then accounts for the original skb once more, leaving its qlen one larger than the number of packets actually queued. With QFQ as the parent, after all real packets are dequeued, QFQ still has a non-zero qlen while its in-service aggregate has no active classes. qfq_choose_next_agg() returns NULL and qfq_dequeue() passes the result to qfq_peek_skb(), causing a NULL pointer dereference. Follow the same pattern used by tbf_segment() and taprio: count only successfully queued segments, propagate the difference between the original skb and those segments, and return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS whenever at least one segment was queued. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ed733b65ab977dd931e7f7ac0f62fdb81205c2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/806586e33891066487db1f002be3d455cda6b516 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4b70c1512b8f9f33f23c2c8196dfd1210207681