CVE-2024-49573

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, related to the sched/fair component, specifically the NEXT BUDDY feature. Enabling NEXT BUDDY triggers a warning in the pick next entity() function. The fix involves moving the clear buddies() function to prevent delayed dequeue bits from causing issues with the ->next buddy. This ensures that no new ->next buddy starts as delayed.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.