sched/fair: Fix NEXT_BUDDY
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-49573 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-01-11 13:15:24 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-04 11:20:50 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.001890000 probability, percentile 0.086860000 (date 2026-08-06)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.13 | rc2 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 152e11f6df293e816a6a37c69757033cdc72667d 5dbe6816c49197677a5ecce749bd99929da147da git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 152e11f6df293e816a6a37c69757033cdc72667d 493afbd187c4c9cc1642792c0d9ba400c3d6d90d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.12 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.7 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.13 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/493afbd187c4c9cc1642792c0d9ba400c3d6d90d | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dbe6816c49197677a5ecce749bd99929da147da | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.