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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53057 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53057

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT In qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major handle ffff: Budimir Markovic found that for qdiscs like DRR that maintain an active class list, it will cause a UAF with a dangling class pointer. In 066a3b5b2346, the concern was to avoid iterating over the ingress qdisc since its parent is itself. The proper fix is to stop when parent TC_H_ROOT is reached because the only way to retrieve ingress is when a hierarchy which does not contain a ffff: major handle call into qdisc_lookup with TC_H_MAJ(TC_H_ROOT). In the scenario where major ffff: is an egress qdisc in any of the tree levels, the updates will also propagate to TC_H_ROOT, which then the iteration must stop. net/sched/sch_api.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published November 19, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-raspi

56 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

97 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

102 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

90 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux

132 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

72 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.11

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-fips

76 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.8

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.19

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-5.19

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.11

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

89 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws

126 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

146 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.5

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15

39 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm

54 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.2

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.5

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux

65 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-fips

70 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.5

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

86 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm-6.8

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.8

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

176 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

97 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.5

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

67 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14

35 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

98 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

64 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oracle

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

99 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

103 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

54 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-aws

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.11

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.15

47 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.5

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.5

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

102 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

110 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime-6.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.8

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gkeop

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

169 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-iot

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

146 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

85 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

102 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

96 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS linux-bluefield

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

119 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.2

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

100 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15

47 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia

42 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

112 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.8

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp

36 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.2

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-ibm

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-aws

119 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.4

60 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm

60 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.19

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm

67 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg

45 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS linux-bluefield

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS linux-fips

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.19

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.2

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS linux-realtime

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

89 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.2

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15

45 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.5

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.15

30 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.8

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-xilinx

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

79 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

123 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

102 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

55 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

95 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.5

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

55 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-5.19

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-allwinner-5.19

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gke

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.2

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

90 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

78 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.5

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.8

11 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53057

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT In qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog, Qdiscs with major handle ffff: are assumed to be either root or ingress. This assumption is bogus since it's valid to create egress qdiscs with major handle ffff: Budimir Markovic found that for qdiscs like DRR that maintain an active class list, it will cause a UAF with a dangling class pointer. In 066a3b5b2346, the concern was to avoid iterating over the ingress qdisc since its parent is itself. The proper fix is to stop when parent TC_H_ROOT is reached because the only way to retrieve ingress is when a hierarchy which does not contain a ffff: major handle call into qdisc_lookup with TC_H_MAJ(TC_H_ROOT). In the scenario where major ffff: is an egress qdisc in any of the tree levels, the updates will also propagate to TC_H_ROOT, which then the iteration must stop. net/sched/sch_api.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence