High · published May 22, 2024
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
userfaultfd: fix a race between writeprotect and exit_mmap()
A race is possible when a process exits, its VMAs are removed by
exit_mmap() and at the same time userfaultfd_writeprotect() is called.
The race was detected by KASAN on a development kernel, but it appears
to be possible on vanilla kernels as well.
Use mmget_not_zero() to prevent the race as done in other userfaultfd
operations.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.7, < 5.10.76 | 5.10.76 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.11, < 5.14.15 | 5.14.15 |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
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| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |