CVE-2026-22999

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_qfq: do not free existing class in qfq_change_class() Fixes qfq_change_class() error case. cl->qdisc and cl should only be freed if a new class and qdisc were allocated, or we risk various UAF.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a234660dc70ce45d771cbc76b20d925b73ec160	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a64fb9b47afffeb5dbab5fd3a518e1436dcc90e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/362e269bb03f7076ba9990e518aeddb898232e50	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3879cffd9d07aa0377c4b8835c4f64b4fb24ac78	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff6cd703f41d8071995956142729e4bba160363	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9d8f11652fa08c647bf7bba7dd8163241a332cd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06f7635499bc806cbe2bbc8805c7cef8b1edddf	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-01-25 15:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 13:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-22999

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22999

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22999

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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