In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/secretmem: fix use-after-free race in fault handler
When a page fault occurs in a secret memory file created with `memfd_secret(2)`, the kernel will allocate a new folio for it, mark the underlying page as not-present in the direct map, and add it to the file mapping.
If two tasks cause a fault in the same page concurrently, both could end up allocating a folio and removing the page from the direct map, but only one would succeed in adding the folio to the file mapping. The task that failed undoes the effects of its attempt by (a) freeing the folio again and (b) putting the page back into the direct map. However, by doing these two operations in this order, the page becomes available to the allocator again before it is placed back in the direct mapping.
If another task attempts to allocate the page between (a) and (b), and the kernel tries to access it via the direct map, it would result in a supervisor not-present page fault.
Fix the ordering to restore the direct map before the folio is freed.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.197-138.220Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.159-181.297Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.63-84.121Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo | Jan 12, 2026 | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jan 12, 2026 | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Jan 15, 2026 | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1048-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1044-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1055-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-173-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1098-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.17Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-azure-fipsUpgrade 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linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-173-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oemUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1006-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1045-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1048-gkeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-14-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-173-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1102-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1098-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2040-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-173-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1099-gkeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1055-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1110-azureUpgrade linux-image-kvm | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Feb 9, 2026 | Dec 6, 2025 |
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