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Linux Linux — sched/fair: Fix NEXT_BUDDY
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0019 8.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 152e11f6df293e816a6a37c69757033cdc72667d – —
Linux 6.12 – 6.12.7
TIMELINE
Jan 11 Reserved by Linux
Jan 11 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-49573 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/fair: Fix NEXT_BUDDY
Adam reports that enabling NEXT_BUDDY insta triggers a WARN in
pick_next_entity().
Moving clear_buddies() up before the delayed dequeue bits ensures
no ->next buddy becomes delayed. Further ensure no new ->next buddy
ever starts as delayed.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| January 11, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| January 11, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-49573 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 152e11f6df293e816a6a37c69757033cdc72667d | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.12 | 6.12.7 |
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