Review reviewHigh

CVE-2024-46828

Linux Linux, linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched: sch_cake: fix bulk flow accounting logic for host fairness In sch_cake, we keep track of the count of active bulk flows per host, when running in dst/src host fairness mode, which is used as the round-robin weight when iterating through flows. The count of active bulk flows is updated whenever a flow changes state. This has a peculiar interaction with the hash collision handling: when a hash collision occurs (after the set-associative hashing), the state of the hash bucket is simply updated to match the new packet th...

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
-
- percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2024.09.27
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability-
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched: sch_cake: fix bulk flow accounting logic for host fairness In sch_cake, we keep track of the count of active bulk flows per host, when running in dst/src host fairness mode, which is used as the round-robin weight when iterating through flows. The count of active bulk flows is updated whenever a flow changes state. This has a peculiar interaction with the hash collision handling: when a hash collision occurs (after the set-associative hashing), the state of the hash bucket is simply updated to match the new packet th...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux Linux, linux kernel
Affected versions
>= 712639929912c5eefb09facccb48d55b3f72c9f8 < 4a4eeefa514db570be025ab46d779af180e2c9bb, >= 712639929912c5eefb09facccb48d55b3f72c9f8 < 7725152b54d295b7da5e34c2f419539b30d017bd, >= 712639929912c5eefb09facccb48d55b3f72c9f8 < cde71a5677971f4f1b69b25e854891dbe78066a4, >= 712639929912c5eefb09facccb48d55b3f72c9f8 < 549e407569e08459d16122341d332cb508024094, >= 712639929912c5eefb09facccb48d55b3f72c9f8 < d4a9039a7b3d8005b90c7b1a55a306444f0e5447, >= 712639929912c5eefb09facccb48d55b3f72c9f8 < d7c01c0714c04431b5e18cf17a9ea68a553d1c3c, >= 712639929912c5eefb09facccb48d55b3f72c9f8 < 546ea84d07e3e324644025e2aae2d12ea4c5896e, >= 5.1, >= 5.1 < 5.4.284, >= 5.10 < 5.10.226, >= 5.15 < 5.15.167, >= 6.1 < 6.1.110, >= 6.6 < 6.6.51, >= 6.10 < 6.10.10, 6.11
Fixed versions
5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.110, 6.6.51, 6.10.10

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux Linux, linux kernel and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Not available