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 kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.164-108.161 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade python3-perf | Oct 16, 2025 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Sep 2, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Oct 9, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Nov 5, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1069-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia | 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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