{"id":"CVE-2024-53164","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment\n\nChanges to sch->q.qlen around qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() need to happen\n_before_ a call to said function because otherwise…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment\n\nChanges to sch->q.qlen around qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() need to happen\n_before_ a call to said function because otherwise…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 5.4.289","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.233","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.176","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.122","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.68","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.7","linux_kernel = 6.13"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.12.7"],"published":"2024-12-27","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:19:14.710","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53164","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33db36b3c53d0fda2699ea39ba72bee4de8336e8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44782565e1e6174c94bddfa72ac7267cd09c1648","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/489422e2befff88a1de52b2acebe7b333bded025","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e473f462a16f1a34e49ea4289a667d2e4f35b52","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eb7de8cd58e73851cd37ff8d0666517d9926948","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e13434b5da8e91bdf965352fad2141d13d72d3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e54ad9eff8bdaa70f897e5342e34b76109497f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00271,"epssPercentile":0.19173,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.771Z","slug":"CVE-2024-53164","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment\n\nChanges to sch->q.qlen around qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() need to happen\n_before_ a call to said function because otherwise it may fail to notify\nparent qdiscs when the child is about to become empty.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.4.289`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.233`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.176`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.122`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.68`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.13`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.12.7`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}