5.5

CVE-2026-43392

sched_ext: Fix starvation of scx_enable() under fair-class saturation

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

sched_ext: Fix starvation of scx_enable() under fair-class saturation

During scx_enable(), the READY -> ENABLED task switching loop changes the
calling thread's sched_class from fair to ext. Since fair has higher
priority than ext, saturating fair-class workloads can indefinitely starve
the enable thread, hanging the system. This was introduced when the enable
path switched from preempt_disable() to scx_bypass() which doesn't protect
against fair-class starvation. Note that the original preempt_disable()
protection wasn't complete either - in partial switch modes, the calling
thread could still be starved after preempt_enable() as it may have been
switched to ext class.

Fix it by offloading the enable body to a dedicated system-wide RT
(SCHED_FIFO) kthread which cannot be starved by either fair or ext class
tasks. scx_enable() lazily creates the kthread on first use and passes the
ops pointer through a struct scx_enable_cmd containing the kthread_work,
then synchronously waits for completion.

The workfn runs on a different kthread from sch->helper (which runs
disable_work), so it can safely flush disable_work on the error path
without deadlock.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.12.1 < 6.12.78
LinuxLinux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.18.20
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CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0b14bf06393be137d3efb6a3b7cd5b4b9810a6b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44198f25fdfecc0ec0fe366bf8a47fe17d8e229
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ab9ec5dc24f234e0a2fecf3e6ff937c68f7d81
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06ccbabe2506fd70b9167a644978b049150224a
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