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CVE-2024-42233

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Published: Aug 7, 2024Modified: Aug 4, 2026

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3.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 1.4
Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: filemap: replace pte_offset_map() with pte_offset_map_nolock() The vmf->ptl in filemap_fault_recheck_pte_none() is still set from handle_pte_fault(). But at the same time, we did a pte_unmap(vmf->pte). After a pte_unmap(vmf->pte) unmap and rcu_read_unlock(), the page table may be racily changed and vmf->ptl maybe fails to protect the actual page table. Fix this by replacing pte_offset_map() with pte_offset_map_nolock(). As David said, the PTL pointer might be stale so if we continue to use it infilemap_fault_recheck_pte_none(), it might trigger UAF. Also, if the PTL fails, the issue fixed by commit 58f327f2ce80 ("filemap: avoid unnecessary major faults in filemap_fault()") might reappear.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
From 6.9 to 6.9.10

References (2)

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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