GSD-2023-1000152 mm/khugepaged: take the right locks for page table retraction

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A race condition in the Linux kernel's huge page management can lead to system instability or crashes due to incorrect locking during page table retraction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is GSD-2023-1000152?

GSD-2023-1000152 is a vulnerability in Kernel, published on 17 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mm/khugepaged: take the right locks for page table retraction

This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.15.83 by commit d15cd6de0123582316df2851031aaac4db79c89a, it was introduced in version v5.4 by commit 27e1f8273113adec0e98bf513e4091636b27cc2a. For more details please see the references link.

Which versions are affected by GSD-2023-1000152?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kernel LinuxAll versionsNone

How do I fix GSD-2023-1000152?

No fix has been published for GSD-2023-1000152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is GSD-2023-1000152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GSD-2023-1000152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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