SB2026081654 - Integer underflow in Linux kernel sched
Published: August 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026081654
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72326)
CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow
CVSSv4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause incorrect rate accounting.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer underflow in the CAKE packet length calculation in net/sched/sch_cake.c when processing packets with a negative overhead adjustment. A local user can configure a crafted overhead value to cause incorrect rate accounting.
Exploitation requires the ability to configure CAKE scheduler parameters.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/297f459865360b46a887667cbf3aac6a6f013841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/336c1e414fc0e9844d445174e8ada2a7dd8d1c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7aa0e64fea778a9e3df73e64da95367ff8ad2ea5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f97cae7ec1b6c3c32843c42be218690d310467
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcdf3a3664f7d2c4e37e155f30f72ef33f041804
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1df6cff03aad8c96e55a8b2a991e505c7a3ff6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1e7807df5bf2d42a40266430e9f82f37633cdcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f511dd7bf6077aa7afbe72914520553fedaacbb4