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Linux Linux — net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0026 18.3 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec – —
Linux 4.14 – 5.4.289
TIMELINE
Nov 19 Reserved by Linux
Dec 27 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-53164 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment
Changes to sch->q.qlen around qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() need to happen
_before_ a call to said function because otherwise it may fail to notify
parent qdiscs when the child is about to become empty.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| November 19, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| December 27, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-53164 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 959466588aa7f84ccf79ae36a1d89542eaf9aaec | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.14 | 5.4.289 |
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