An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/huge_memory.c. The get_user_pages (aka gup) implementation, when used for a copy-on-write page, does not properly consider the semantics of read operations and therefore can grant unintended write access, aka CID-17839856fd58.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.232-176.381Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | May 26, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 26, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 23, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headers | Dec 15, 2020 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-build | Mar 9, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1093-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1079-gkeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1012-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1085-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-203-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1122-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1094-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-203-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1079-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1088-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1086-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1150-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-dell300xUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1096-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1146-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 | Feb 26, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 28, 2020 |
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