# CVE-2024-26669: net/sched: flower: Fix chain template offload > A memory leak in the Linux kernel's flower classifier allows attackers to cause denial of service by repeatedly deleting qdiscs. - **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 2 Apr 2024 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** AZL-58750, BELL-CVE-2024-26669, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26669, GHSA-2wjh-rvr2-xxjw, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-26669, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-26669, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26669 ## What is CVE-2024-26669? CVE-2024-26669 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: flower: Fix chain template offload When a qdisc is deleted from a net device the stack instructs the underlying driver to remove its flow offload callback from the associated filter block using the 'FLOW_BLOCK_UNBIND' command. The stack then continues to replay the removal of the filters in the block for this driver by iterating over the chains in the block and invoking the 'reoffload' operation of the classifier being used. In turn, the classifier in its 'reoffload' operation prepares and emits a 'FLOW_CLS_DESTROY' command for each filter. However, the stack does not do the same for chain templates and the underlying driver never receives a 'FLOW_CLS_TMPLT_DESTROY' command when a qdisc is deleted. This results in a memory leak [1] which can be reproduced using [2]. Fix by introducing a 'tmplt_reoffload' operation and have the stack invoke it with the appropriate arguments as part of the replay. Implement the operation in the sole classifier that supports chain templates (flower) by emitting the 'FLOW_CLS_TMPLT_{CREATE,DESTROY}' command based on whether a flow offload callback is being bound to a filter block or being unbound from one. As far as I can tell, the issue happens since cited commit which reordered tcf_block_offload_unbind() before tcf_block_flush_all_chains() in __tcf_block_put(). The order cannot be reversed as the filter block is expected to be freed after flushing all the chains. [1] unreferenced object 0xffff888107e28800 (size 2048): comm "tc", pid 1079, jiffies 4294958525 (age 3074.287s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): b1 a6 7c 11 81 88 ff ff e0 5b b3 10 81 88 ff ff ..|......[...... 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 aa b0 84 ff ff ff ff ................ backtrace: [] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1e8/0x320 [] __kmalloc+0x4e/0x90 [] mlxsw_sp_acl_ruleset_get+0x34d/0x7a0 [] mlxsw_sp_flower_tmplt_create+0x145/0x180 [] mlxsw_sp_flow_block_cb+0x1ea/0x280 [] tc_setup_cb_call+0x183/0x340 [] fl_tmplt_create+0x3da/0x4c0 [] tc_ctl_chain+0xa15/0x1170 [] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x3cc/0xed0 [] netlink_rcv_skb+0x170/0x440 [] netlink_unicast+0x540/0x820 [] netlink_sendmsg+0x8d8/0xda0 [] ____sys_sendmsg+0x30f/0xa80 [] ___sys_sendmsg+0x13a/0x1e0 [] __sys_sendmsg+0x11c/0x1f0 [] do_syscall_64+0x40/0xe0 unreferenced object 0xffff88816d2c0400 (size 1024): comm "tc", pid 1079, jiffies 4294958525 (age 3074.287s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 57 f6 38 be 00 00 00 00 @.......W.8..... 10 04 2c 6d 81 88 ff ff 10 04 2c 6d 81 88 ff ff ..,m......,m.... backtrace: [] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1e8/0x320 [] __kmalloc_node+0x51/0x90 [] kvmalloc_node+0xa6/0x1f0 [] bucket_table_alloc.isra.0+0x83/0x460 [] rhashtable_init+0x43b/0x7c0 [] mlxsw_sp_acl_ruleset_get+0x428/0x7a0 [] mlxsw_sp_flower_tmplt_create+0x145/0x180 [] mlxsw_sp_flow_block_cb+0x1ea/0x280 [] tc_setup_cb_call+0x183/0x340 [] fl_tmplt_create+0x3da/0x4c0 [] tc_ctl_chain+0xa15/0x1170 [] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x3cc/0xed0 [] netlink_rcv_skb+0x170/0x440 [] netlink_unicast+0x540/0x820 [] netlink_sendmsg+0x8d8/0xda0 [] ____sys_sendmsg+0x30f/0xa80 [2] # tc qdisc add dev swp1 clsact # tc chain add dev swp1 ingress proto ip chain 1 flower dst_ip 0.0.0.0/32 # tc qdisc del dev ---truncated--- Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26669? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-26669? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-26669 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26669 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26669 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-26669 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26669 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26669/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26669/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26669 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26669 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26669 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26669/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.