In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/mempolicy: fix uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy()
mpol_set_nodemask()(mm/mempolicy.c) does not set up nodemask when pol->mode is MPOL_LOCAL. Check pol->mode before access pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy()(mm/mempolicy.c).
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 mpol_rebind_policy mm/mempolicy.c:352 [inline] mpol_rebind_task+0x2ac/0x2c0 mm/mempolicy.c:368 cpuset_change_task_nodemask kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:1711 [inline] cpuset_attach+0x787/0x15e0 kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:2278 cgroup_migrate_execute+0x1023/0x1d20 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2515 cgroup_migrate kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2771 [inline] cgroup_attach_task+0x540/0x8b0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2804 __cgroup1_procs_write+0x5cc/0x7a0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:520 cgroup1_tasks_write+0x94/0xb0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c:539 cgroup_file_write+0x4c2/0x9e0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:3852 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x66a/0x9f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2162 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:503 [inline] vfs_write+0x1318/0x2030 fs/read_write.c:590 ksys_write+0x28b/0x510 fs/read_write.c:643 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:655 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:652 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0xdb/0x120 fs/read_write.c:652 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:524 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3251 [inline] slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3259 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc+0x902/0x11c0 mm/slub.c:3264 mpol_new mm/mempolicy.c:293 [inline] do_set_mempolicy+0x421/0xb70 mm/mempolicy.c:853 kernel_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1504 [inline] __do_sys_set_mempolicy mm/mempolicy.c:1510 [inline] __se_sys_set_mempolicy+0x44c/0xb60 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 __x64_sys_set_mempolicy+0xd8/0x110 mm/mempolicy.c:1507 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x54/0xd0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_task (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=d6eb90f952c2a5de9ea718a1b873c55cb13b59dc
This patch seems to fix below bug too. KMSAN: uninit-value in mpol_rebind_mm (2) https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=f2fecd0d7013f54ec4162f60743a2b28df40926b
The uninit-value is pol->w.cpuset_mems_allowed in mpol_rebind_policy(). When syzkaller reproducer runs to the beginning of mpol_new(),
mpol_new() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c kernel_mbind() mm/mempolicy.c
`mode` is 1(MPOL_PREFERRED), nodes_empty(*nodes) is `true` and `flags` is 0. Then
mode = MPOL_LOCAL; ... policy->mode = mode; policy->flags = flags;
will be executed. So in mpol_set_nodemask(),
mpol_set_nodemask() mm/mempolicy.c do_mbind() kernel_mbind()
pol->mode is 4 (MPOL_LOCAL), that `nodemask` in `pol` is not initialized, which will be accessed in mpol_rebind_policy().
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.59-33.133Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.135-122.509Upgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.290-217.505 | Mar 14, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4 | Mar 3, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Feb 26, 2025 |
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