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Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (namespace-local via\n  unshare -Urn suffices).\n\n  tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root fq_pie\n  tc qdisc change dev dummy0 root fq_pie quantum 1 stab data 32768 size_log 15 cell_log 0"}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c"],"versions":[{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"ff4f3a0f3abd2ded467931d7da7984a68a768e0b","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"749aaebc1eb92ce2f38fd3caf68a2f99686d84ef","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"8fd98e56c41f79278eeb67512c28d7abc175bcf4","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"215df1e953ae72a09d425ec188e054058ae23dc9","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"f90fe65b977e7aa9eb302230a09eb18f8c32ceaa","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"c11e3a39807eb5a200445ae9082843ab86800415","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"6655b56e2801008566c594ef231f6c7b3f716c61","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ec97ecf1ebe485a17cd8395a5f35e6b80b57665a","lessThan":"4864f58c53eb47257d55e01f47d4a9f355f7f970","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.6","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.6","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.271","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.222","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.189","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.158","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.111","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.53","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.7","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3-rc3","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.271"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.222"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.189"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.158"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.111"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.53"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"7.2.7"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.6","versionEndExcluding":"7.3-rc3"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff4f3a0f3abd2ded467931d7da7984a68a768e0b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749aaebc1eb92ce2f38fd3caf68a2f99686d84ef"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fd98e56c41f79278eeb67512c28d7abc175bcf4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/215df1e953ae72a09d425ec188e054058ae23dc9"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90fe65b977e7aa9eb302230a09eb18f8c32ceaa"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c11e3a39807eb5a200445ae9082843ab86800415"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6655b56e2801008566c594ef231f6c7b3f716c61"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4864f58c53eb47257d55e01f47d4a9f355f7f970"}],"title":"net/sched: fq_pie: clamp quantum in change path","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}