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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: x86/mm: Fix SMP ordering in switch_mm_irqs_off()", "id": "2414498", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2414498"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nx86/mm: Fix SMP ordering in switch_mm_irqs_off()\nStephen noted that it is possible to not have an smp_mb() between\nthe loaded_mm store and the tlb_gen load in switch_mm(), meaning the\nordering against flush_tlb_mm_range() goes out the window, and it\nbecomes possible for switch_mm() to not observe a recent tlb_gen\nupdate and fail to flush the TLBs.\n[ dhansen: merge conflict fixed by Ingo ]"], "name": "CVE-2025-40174", "public_date": "2025-11-12T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40174\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40174\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025111255-CVE-2025-40174-b076@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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