Bug 2297534 (CVE-2024-40950)
Summary: | CVE-2024-40950 kernel: mm: huge_memory: fix misused mapping_large_folio_support() for anon folios | ||
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Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport> |
Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev> |
Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
Priority: | medium | ||
Version: | unspecified | CC: | dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar |
Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
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Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Fixed In Version: | kernel 6.9.7, kernel 6.10-rc5 | Doc Type: | If docs needed, set a value |
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A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel related to "mm: huge_memory: fix misused mapping_large_folio_support() for anon folios". This issue was resolved by adding checks to prevent the incorrect use of `mapping_large_folio_support()` for anonymous folios. The flaw caused split failures and warnings during large anonymous folio operations, as the function is only suitable for page cache folios.
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Description
OSIDB Bzimport
2024-07-12 13:38:53 UTC
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