mm/hugetlb.c: fix UAF of vma in hugetlb fault pathway
Syzbot reports a UAF in hugetlb_fault(). This happens because
vmf_anon_prepare() could drop the per-VMA lock and allow the current VMA
to be freed before hugetlb_vma_unlock_read() is called.
We can fix this by using a modified version of vmf_anon_prepare() that
doesn't release the VMA lock on failure, and then release it ourselves
after hugetlb_vma_unlock_read().
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-7276-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7277-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7310-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb.c: fix UAF of vma in hugetlb fault pathway Syzbot reports a UAF in hugetlb_fault(). This happens because vmf_anon_prepare() could drop the per-VMA lock and allow the current VMA to be freed before hugetlb_vma_unlock_read() is called. We can fix this by using a modified version of vmf_anon_prepare() that doesn't release the VMA lock on failure, and then release it ourselves after hugetlb_vma_unlock_read(). | |
| Title | mm/hugetlb.c: fix UAF of vma in hugetlb fault pathway | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T20:38:36.126Z
Reserved: 2024-09-30T16:00:12.938Z
Link: CVE-2024-47676
Updated: 2024-10-21T13:08:03.311Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-10-21T12:15:04.687
Modified: 2024-10-22T16:12:39.830
Link: CVE-2024-47676
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