CVE-2026-46318

Revert "mm/hugetlbfs: update hugetlbfs to use mmap_prepare"

published June 9, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "mm/hugetlbfs: update hugetlbfs to use mmap_prepare"

This reverts commit ea52cb24cd3f ("mm/hugetlbfs: update hugetlbfs to use

mmap_prepare") with conflict resolution to account for changes in commit

ea52cb24cd3f ("mm/hugetlbfs: update hugetlbfs to use mmap_prepare").

The patch incorrectly handled hugetlb VMA lock allocation at the

mmap_prepare stage, where a failed allocation occurring after mmap_prepare

is called might result in the lock leaking.

There is no risk of a merge causing a similar issues, as

VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT is set for hugetlb mappings.

As a first step in addressing this issue, simply revert the change so we

can rework how we do this having corrected the underlying issues.

We maintain the VMA flags changes as best we can, accounting for the fact

that we were working with a VMA descriptor previously and propagating

like-for-like changes for this.

Note that we invoke vma_set_flags() and do not call vma_start_write() as

vm_flags_set() does. This is OK as it's being done in an .mmap hook where

the VMA is not yet linked into the tree so nobody else can be accessing

it.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00143 · 3.3th percentile
Published
2026-06-09T12:11Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 12:11Z
    Revert "mm/hugetlbfs: update hugetlbfs to use mmap_prepare"
    cvelistv5