CVE-2026-90053
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: sch_htb: limit htb_classify inner-class filter hops
htb_classify() follows each filter-selected inner class by switching to cl->filter_list, but never bounds the number of hops. A filter on an inner class can point back to itself or to another inner class that points back, creating an infinite loop in the packet classification path with the qdisc lock held and BH disabled — a soft lockup / panic from a single packet.
Bound the traversal with a hop counter and drop the packet with a rate-limited warning once the bound is exceeded.
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The counter is incremented at the point the inner filter chain is picked up, after the TC_ACT_* switch has consumed the classifier verdict, so a terminal TC_ACT_QUEUED/STOLEN/TRAP on the last permitted chain still sets *qerr to __NET_XMIT_STOLEN and the packet is not charged as a drop by this qdisc or its parent.
The bound is TC_HTB_MAXDEPTH, taken from HTB's own parameters rather than from the qdisc hierarchy depth limit. Class levels run from 0 to TC_HTB_MAXDEPTH - 1, so a traversal that strictly descends in level can take at most TC_HTB_MAXDEPTH hops. That descent is what a sane configuration does, but it is assumed here rather than enforced: htb_find() resolves a classid against every class in the qdisc, so a filter may equally select a sibling or an ancestor. The normal root -> inner -> leaf path takes a single hop, so the bound does not affect legitimate classification.
htb_classify() can now return NULL irrespective of CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT, whereas previously every NULL return sat inside that ifdef. The NULL handler in htb_enqueue() therefore cannot stay conditional either, so drop the ifdef around it. This matches hfsc_enqueue(), which has always handled a NULL class unconditionally. Without it, a kernel built without actions would dereference a NULL class instead of dropping.
Conditions to recreate the bug: - CONFIG_NET_SCHED, CONFIG_NET_SCH_HTB, CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32, CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR. - Create an HTB qdisc on a device (e.g. lo), add an inner class 1:1 with a leaf child 1:10, install a root u32 filter selecting 1:1, and an inner-class u32 filter on 1:1 also selecting 1:1. - Send one packet (ping). On the unfixed kernel the classify loop spins with the qdisc lock held; with softlockup_panic=1 it panics. - Reachable from unprivileged user via unshare -Urn (CAP_NET_ADMIN).
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 11
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/010d05df52cec053bdc67d82c5b61cc4996f3fde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/729c4896ab829169f95915d65edd530325910b37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bb11805b620c498d6417e0e409f26887981489
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/872317e84fd019ceffba125e62d31586e3336d41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c9611f7ba3ea5594e41bac952363aa0966d3280
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a149ab1f8344b7f713e9a838f69fde9e8d2a51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e54be9aa503a0297b63aec530fbf760350effd45
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: sch_htb: limit htb_classify inner-class filter hops\n\nhtb_classify() follows each filter-selected inner class by switching\nto cl->filter_list, but never bounds the number of hops. A filter on\nan inner class can point back to itself or to another inner class that\npoints back, creating an infinite loop in the packet classification\npath with the qdisc lock held and BH disabled — a soft lockup / panic\nfrom a single packet.\n\nBound the traversal with a hop counter and drop the packet with a\nrate-limited warning once the bound is exceeded. The counter is\nincremented at the point the inner filter chain is picked up, after the\nTC_ACT_* switch has consumed the classifier verdict, so a terminal\nTC_ACT_QUEUED/STOLEN/TRAP on the last permitted chain still sets *qerr\nto __NET_XMIT_STOLEN and the packet is not charged as a drop by this\nqdisc or its parent.\n\nThe bound is TC_HTB_MAXDEPTH, taken from HTB's own parameters rather than\nfrom the qdisc hierarchy depth limit. Class levels run from 0 to\nTC_HTB_MAXDEPTH - 1, so a traversal that strictly descends in level can\ntake at most TC_HTB_MAXDEPTH hops. That descent is what a sane\nconfiguration does, but it is assumed here rather than enforced:\nhtb_find() resolves a classid against every class in the qdisc, so a\nfilter may equally select a sibling or an ancestor. The normal\nroot -> inner -> leaf path takes a single hop, so the bound does not\naffect legitimate classification.\n\nhtb_classify() can now return NULL irrespective of CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT,\nwhereas previously every NULL return sat inside that ifdef. The NULL\nhandler in htb_enqueue() therefore cannot stay conditional either, so\ndrop the ifdef around it. This matches hfsc_enqueue(), which has always\nhandled a NULL class unconditionally. Without it, a kernel built\nwithout actions would dereference a NULL class instead of dropping.\n\nConditions to recreate the bug:\n- CONFIG_NET_SCHED, CONFIG_NET_SCH_HTB, CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32,\n CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR.\n- Create an HTB qdisc on a device (e.g. lo), add an inner class\n 1:1 with a leaf child 1:10, install a root u32 filter selecting\n 1:1, and an inner-class u32 filter on 1:1 also selecting 1:1.\n- Send one packet (ping). On the unfixed kernel the classify loop\n spins with the qdisc lock held; with softlockup_panic=1 it panics.\n- Reachable from unprivileged user via unshare -Urn (CAP_NET_ADMIN)."
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