# CVE-2024-26850: mm/debug_vm_pgtable: fix BUG_ON with pud advanced test

> A kernel bug in debug VM pgtable tests causes a system crash on PowerPC architectures when CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26850, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26850, GHSA-cpf6-9p2g-chcq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26850

## What is CVE-2024-26850?

CVE-2024-26850 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

mm/debug_vm_pgtable: fix BUG_ON with pud advanced test

Architectures like powerpc add debug checks to ensure we find only devmap
PUD pte entries.  These debug checks are only done with CONFIG_DEBUG_VM. 
This patch marks the ptes used for PUD advanced test devmap pte entries so
that we don't hit on debug checks on architecture like ppc64 as below.

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1 at arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/radix_pgtable.c:1382 radix__pud_hugepage_update+0x38/0x138
....
NIP [c0000000000a7004] radix__pud_hugepage_update+0x38/0x138
LR [c0000000000a77a8] radix__pudp_huge_get_and_clear+0x28/0x60
Call Trace:
[c000000004a2f950] [c000000004a2f9a0] 0xc000000004a2f9a0 (unreliable)
[c000000004a2f980] [000d34c100000000] 0xd34c100000000
[c000000004a2f9a0] [c00000000206ba98] pud_advanced_tests+0x118/0x334
[c000000004a2fa40] [c00000000206db34] debug_vm_pgtable+0xcbc/0x1c48
[c000000004a2fc10] [c00000000000fd28] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x388

Also

 kernel BUG at arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/pgtable.c:202!
 ....

 NIP [c000000000096510] pudp_huge_get_and_clear_full+0x98/0x174
 LR [c00000000206bb34] pud_advanced_tests+0x1b4/0x334
 Call Trace:
 [c000000004a2f950] [000d34c100000000] 0xd34c100000000 (unreliable)
 [c000000004a2f9a0] [c00000000206bb34] pud_advanced_tests+0x1b4/0x334
 [c000000004a2fa40] [c00000000206db34] debug_vm_pgtable+0xcbc/0x1c48
 [c000000004a2fc10] [c00000000000fd28] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x388

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26850?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26850?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26850 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26850 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26850/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26850/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26850
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26850
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26850

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