CVE-2026-53328

sched_ext: Don't warn on NULL cgrp_moving_from in scx_cgroup_move_task()

published July 1, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

sched_ext: Don't warn on NULL cgrp_moving_from in scx_cgroup_move_task()

A WARN fires when systemd's user manager writes "+cpu +memory +pids" to

its own subtree_control while a sched_ext scheduler is loaded:

WARNING: at kernel/sched/ext.c:3227 scx_cgroup_move_task+0xa8/0xb0

scx_cgroup_move_task+0xa8/0xb0

sched_move_task+0x134/0x290

cpu_cgroup_attach+0x39/0x70

cgroup_migrate_execute+0x37d/0x450

cgroup_update_dfl_csses+0x1e3/0x270

cgroup_subtree_control_write+0x3e7/0x440

scx_cgroup_can_attach() arms cgrp_moving_from only when a task's cpu

cgroup changes. It can still be NULL when scx_cgroup_move_task() runs,

through this sequence:

Step Result

--------------------------------- ----------------------------------

1. cpu enabled on cgroup G cpu css = A

2. cpu toggled off then on for G A killed, B created (same cgroup)

3. an exiting task keeps A alive migration skips it, A now stale

4. +memory migrates G stale A vs current B pulls cpu in

5. cpu attach runs for all tasks hits a live, cpu-unchanged task

6. scx_cgroup_move_task() on it cgrp_moving_from NULL -> WARN

The mismatch is that scx_cgroup_can_attach() keys on cgroup identity

while migration drives the move on css identity, so a NULL cgrp_moving_from

here is a legitimate css-only migration, not a missing prep.

The call is already gated on cgrp_moving_from, so just drop the warning.

ops.cgroup_prep_move() and ops.cgroup_move() stay paired.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00129 · 2.3th percentile
Published
2026-07-01T13:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 JUL 13:32Z
    sched_ext: Don't warn on NULL cgrp_moving_from in scx_cgroup_move_task()
    cvelistv5