CVE-2026-98009 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-20637255
  • published8 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-98009  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-500374.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug-devel package and not the kernel-uek-debug-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: ets: clamp quantum in parse and fallback paths

ets_qdisc_change() falls back to psched_mtu() with no floor for bands without an explicit quantum. With a crafted size table qdisc_pkt_len reaches ~2 GiB, so a zero psched_mtu on a headerless device makes the deficit-refill loop spin under the qdisc lock.

Move the floor into ets_quantum_parse() so explicitly configured quanta are also clamped to [256, 1<<20], not just the fallback path.

Conditions to recreate the bug: CONFIG_NET_SCH_ETS=y. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via unshare -Urn suffices).

tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root ets bands 3 strict 2 quanta 1 1

CVSS Base Scores

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