Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: turn folio_test_hugetlb into a PageType The current folio_test_hugetlb() can be fooled by a concurrent folio split into returning true for a folio which has never belonged to hugetlbfs. This can't happen if the caller holds a refcount on it, but we have a few places (memory-failure, compaction, procfs) which do not and should not take a speculative reference. Since hugetlb pages do not use individual page mapcounts (they are always fully mapped and use the entire_mapcount field to record the number of mappings), the PageType field is available now that page_mapcount() ignores the value in this field. In compaction and with CONFIG_DEBUG_VM enabled, the current implementation can result in an oops, as reported by Luis. This happens since 9c5ccf2db04b ("mm: remove HUGETLB_PAGE_DTOR") effectively added some VM_BUG_ON() checks in the PageHuge() testing path. [[email protected]: update vmcoreinfo]
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.6, < 6.6.30 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2431b5f2650dfc47ce782d1ca7b02d6b3916976fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fdcc5b6359dfdaa52a55033bf50e2cedd66eb32Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d99e3140a4d33e26066183ff727d8f02f56bec64Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2431b5f2650dfc47ce782d1ca7b02d6b3916976fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fdcc5b6359dfdaa52a55033bf50e2cedd66eb32Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d99e3140a4d33e26066183ff727d8f02f56bec64Patch
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-35993?
CVE-2024-35993 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: turn folio_test_hugetlb into a PageType The current folio_test_hugetlb() can be fooled by a concurrent folio split into return...
How severe is CVE-2024-35993?
CVE-2024-35993 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-35993?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.