Bug 2541079 (CVE-2026-98017) - CVE-2026-98017 kernel: net/sched: defer qdisc freeing after failed creation
Summary: CVE-2026-98017 kernel: net/sched: defer qdisc freeing after failed creation
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98017
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-09-25 10:46 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-28 20:31 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 10:46:22 UTC
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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