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CVE-2026-23097
published 2026-02-04

CVE-2026-23097: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlock…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.11%
1.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlock (analyzed by Lance Yang): 1) Task (5749): Holds folio_lock, then tries to acquire i_mmap_rwsem(read lock). 2) Task (5754): Holds i_mmap_rwsem(write lock), then tries to acquire folio_lock. migrate_pages() -> migrate_hugetlbs() -> unmap_and_move_huge_page() remove_migration_ptes() -> __rmap_walk_file() -> i_mmap_lock_read() hugetlbfs_punch_hole() hugetlbfs_zero_partial_page() -> filemap_lock_hugetlb_folio() -> filemap_lock_folio() -> __filemap_get_folio <- Waits for folio_lock! The migration path is the one taking locks in the wrong order according to the documentation at the top of mm/rmap.c. So expand the scope of the existing i_mmap_lock to cover the calls to remove_migration_ptes() too. This is (mostly) how it used to be after commit c0d0381ade79. That was removed by 336bf30eb765 for both file & anon hugetlb pages when it should only have been removed for anon hugetlb pages.

Affected

66 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 < e7396d23f9d5739f56cf9ab430c3a169f5508394e7396d23f9d5739f56cf9ab430c3a169f5508394
linuxlinux>= 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 < ad97b9a55246eb940a26ac977f80892a395cabf9ad97b9a55246eb940a26ac977f80892a395cabf9
linuxlinux>= 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 < 5edb9854f8df5428b40990a1c7d60507da5bd3305edb9854f8df5428b40990a1c7d60507da5bd330
linuxlinux>= 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 < 526394af4e8ade89cacd1a9ce2b97712712fcc34526394af4e8ade89cacd1a9ce2b97712712fcc34
linuxlinux>= 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 < b75070823b89009f5123fd0e05a8e0c3d39937c1b75070823b89009f5123fd0e05a8e0c3d39937c1
linuxlinux>= 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 < 1b68efce6dd483d22f50d0d3800c4cfda14b13051b68efce6dd483d22f50d0d3800c4cfda14b1305
linuxlinux>= 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 < b7880cb166ab62c2409046b2347261abf701530eb7880cb166ab62c2409046b2347261abf701530e
linuxlinux>= 5.9.9 < 5.105.10
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.249-15.10.249-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.8-16.18.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.10.1 < 5.10.2495.10.249
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.1995.15.199
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1626.1.162
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.9.9 < 5.105.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.86.18.8
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.1226.6.122
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.686.12.68

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_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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