Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-52984

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: netem: fix queue limit check to include reordered packets The queue limit check in netem_enqueue() uses q->t_len which only counts packets in the internal tfi…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 216509dda290f6db92c816dd54b83c1df9da9e76, c2047b0e216c8edce227d7c42f99ac2877dad0e4, 10df49cfca73dfbbdb6c4150d859f7e8926ae427
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13, 7.1

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-52984?
CVE-2026-52984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-52984?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.