In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Fix userfaultfd_api to return EINVAL as expected
Currently if we request a feature that is not set in the Kernel config we fail silently and return all the available features. However, the man page indicates we should return an EINVAL.
We need to fix this issue since we can end up with a Kernel warning should a program request the feature UFFD_FEATURE_WP_UNPOPULATED on a kernel with the config not set with this feature.
[ 200.812896] WARNING: CPU: 91 PID: 13634 at mm/memory.c:1660 zap_pte_range+0x43d/0x660 [ 200.820738] Modules linked in: [ 200.869387] CPU: 91 PID: 13634 Comm: userfaultfd Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.9.0-rc5+ #8 [ 200.877477] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R6525/0N7YGH, BIOS 2.7.3 03/30/2022 [ 200.885052] RIP: 0010:zap_pte_range+0x43d/0x660
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.164-108.161Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-libbpf-devel | Oct 16, 2025 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Sep 2, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Oct 9, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Nov 5, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracleUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1069-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 | Sep 16, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 29, 2024 |
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