In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm: cachestat: fix two shmem bugs
When cachestat on shmem races with swapping and invalidation, there are two possible bugs:
1) A swapin error can have resulted in a poisoned swap entry in the shmem inode's xarray. Calling get_shadow_from_swap_cache() on it will result in an out-of-bounds access to swapper_spaces[].
Validate the entry with non_swap_entry() before going further.
2) When we find a valid swap entry in the shmem's inode, the shadow entry in the swapcache might not exist yet: swap IO is still in progress and we're before __remove_mapping; swapin, invalidation, or swapoff have removed the shadow from swapcache after we saw the shmem swap entry.
This will send a NULL to workingset_test_recent(). The latter purely operates on pointer bits, so it won't crash - node 0, memcg ID 0, eviction timestamp 0, etc. are all valid inputs - but it's a bogus test. In theory that could result in a false "recently evicted" count.
Such a false positive wouldn't be the end of the world. But for code clarity and (future) robustness, be explicit about this case.
Bail on get_shadow_from_swap_cache() returning NULL.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-64kUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade rvUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-develUpgrade kernel-64k-modulesUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-64k-debugUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-64k-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-coreUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-64k-debug-modules-extraUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-64k-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-devel | Nov 4, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | Dec 5, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade rvUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade libperfUpgrade libperf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade rtlaUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extra | Sep 17, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oemUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae | Jul 1, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
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