CVE-2024-49964
published 2024-10-21CVE-2024-49964: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak memfd_pin_folios followed by…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.20%
10.3th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
memfd_pin_folios followed by unpin_folios fails to restore free_huge_pages
if the pages were not already faulted in, because the folio refcount for
pages created by memfd_alloc_folio never goes to 0. memfd_pin_folios
needs another folio_put to undo the folio_try_get below:
memfd_alloc_folio()
alloc_hugetlb_folio_nodemask()
dequeue_hugetlb_folio_nodemask()
dequeue_hugetlb_folio_node_exact()
folio_ref_unfreeze(folio, 1); ; adds 1 refcount
folio_try_get() ; adds 1 refcount
hugetlb_add_to_page_cache() ; adds 512 refcount (on x86)
With the fix, after memfd_pin_folios + unpin_folios, the refcount for the
(unfaulted) page is 512, which is correct, as the refcount for a faulted
unpinned page is 513.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.11.4-1 (forky) | linux 6.11.4-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 89c1905d9c140372b7f50ef48f42378cf85d9bc5 < 59e081ff2e91bbf19b8c1ecb75b031f778858383 | 59e081ff2e91bbf19b8c1ecb75b031f778858383 |
| linux | linux | >= 89c1905d9c140372b7f50ef48f42378cf85d9bc5 < c56b6f3d801d7ec8965993342bdd9e2972b6cb8e | c56b6f3d801d7ec8965993342bdd9e2972b6cb8e |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.11.4-1 | 6.11.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.11.4-1 | 6.11.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.11.0-18.18 | 6.11.0-18.18 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.11 < 6.11.3 | 6.11.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-02-28
CVE-2024-47738 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Attila Szász discovered that the HFS+ file system implementation in the
Linux Kernel contained a heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use
a specially crafted file system image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-0927)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- SuperH RISC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
-
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-02-19
CVE-2024-47738 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- SuperH RISC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
- Drivers core;
- ATA over ethernet (AOE) driver;
- RAM backed block device driver;
- Network block device driver;
- Ublk userspace block driver;
- Compressed RAM block device driver;
- Bluetooth drivers;
- TPM device driver;
- Clock fr
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-02-19
CVE-2024-49996 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Attila Szász discovered that the HFS+ file system implementation in the
Linux Kernel contained a heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use
a specially crafted file system image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-0927)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- SuperH RISC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
-
Red Hat
kernel: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
vendor_redhat·2024-10-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-49964 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 kernel: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
kernel: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
memfd_pin_folios followed by unpin_folios fails to restore free_huge_pages
if the pages were not already faulted in, because the folio refcount for
pages created by memfd_alloc_folio never goes to 0. memfd_pin_folios
needs another folio_put to undo the folio_try_get below:
memfd_alloc_folio()
alloc_hugetlb_folio_nodemask()
dequeue_hugetlb_folio_nodemask()
dequeue_hugetlb_folio_node_exact()
folio_ref_unfreeze(folio, 1); ; adds 1 refcount
folio_try_get() ; adds 1 refcount
hugetlb_add_to_page_cache() ; adds 512 refcount (on x86)
With the fix, after memfd_pin_folios + unpin_folios, the refcount for the
(unfaulte
Debian
CVE-2024-49964: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb:...
vendor_debian·2024·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-49964 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-49964: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb:...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak memfd_pin_folios followed by unpin_folios fails to restore free_huge_pages if the pages were not already faulted in, because the folio refcount for pages created by memfd_alloc_folio never goes to 0. memfd_pin_folios needs another folio_put to undo the folio_try_get below: memfd_alloc_folio() alloc_hugetlb_folio_nodemask() dequeue_hugetlb_folio_nodemask() dequeue_hugetlb_folio_node_exact() folio_ref_unfreeze(folio, 1); ; adds 1 refcount folio_try_get() ; adds 1 refcount hugetlb_add_to_page_cache() ; adds 512 refcount (on x86) With the fix, after memfd_pin_folios + unpin_folios, the refcount for the (unfaulted) page is 512, which is correct, as the refcount for a faulted
OSV
linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-02-28
CVE-2025-0927 linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities
linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities
Attila Szász discovered that the HFS+ file system implementation in the
Linux Kernel contained a heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use
a specially crafted file system image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-0927)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- SuperH RISC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
-
OSV
linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities
osv·2025-02-19
linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities
linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- SuperH RISC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
- Drivers core;
- ATA over ethernet (AOE) driver;
- RAM backed block device driver;
- Network block device driver;
- Ublk userspace block driver;
- Compressed RAM block device driver;
- Bluetooth drivers;
- TPM device driver;
- Clock framework a
OSV
linux, linux-lowlatency vulnerabilities
osv·2025-02-19
CVE-2025-0927 linux, linux-lowlatency vulnerabilities
linux, linux-lowlatency vulnerabilities
Attila Szász discovered that the HFS+ file system implementation in the
Linux Kernel contained a heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use
a specially crafted file system image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-0927)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- SuperH RISC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI d
GHSA
GHSA-r5f6-w2pg-mf93: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
memfd_pin_folios followed
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-10-21
CVE-2024-49964 [MEDIUM] GHSA-r5f6-w2pg-mf93: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
memfd_pin_folios followed
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak
memfd_pin_folios followed by unpin_folios fails to restore free_huge_pages
if the pages were not already faulted in, because the folio refcount for
pages created by memfd_alloc_folio never goes to 0. memfd_pin_folios
needs another folio_put to undo the folio_try_get below:
memfd_alloc_folio()
alloc_hugetlb_folio_nodemask()
dequeue_hugetlb_folio_nodemask()
dequeue_hugetlb_folio_node_exact()
folio_ref_unfreeze(folio, 1); ; adds 1 refcount
folio_try_get() ; adds 1 refcount
hugetlb_add_to_page_cache() ; adds 512 refcount (on x86)
With the fix, after memfd_pin_folios + unpin_folios, the refcount for the
(unfaulted) page is 512, which is correct, as the refcount for a fau
OSV
CVE-2024-49964: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak memfd_pin_folios followed by
osv·2024-10-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-49964 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-49964: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak memfd_pin_folios followed by
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: fix memfd_pin_folios free_huge_pages leak memfd_pin_folios followed by unpin_folios fails to restore free_huge_pages if the pages were not already faulted in, because the folio refcount for pages created by memfd_alloc_folio never goes to 0. memfd_pin_folios needs another folio_put to undo the folio_try_get below: memfd_alloc_folio() alloc_hugetlb_folio_nodemask() dequeue_hugetlb_folio_nodemask() dequeue_hugetlb_folio_node_exact() folio_ref_unfreeze(folio, 1); ; adds 1 refcount folio_try_get() ; adds 1 refcount hugetlb_add_to_page_cache() ; adds 512 refcount (on x86) With the fix, after memfd_pin_folios + unpin_folios, the refcount for the (unfaulted) page is 512, which is correct, as the refcount for a faulted
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2024-10-21
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