CVE-2024-27022

fork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2024 at 05:35 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized Thorvald reported a WARNING [1]. And the root cause is below race: CPU 1 CPU 2 fork hugetlbfs_fallocate dup_mmap hugetlbfs_punch_hole i_mmap_lock_write(mapping); vma_interval_tree_insert_after -- Child vma is visible through i_mmap tree. i_mmap_unlock_write(mapping); hugetlb_dup_vma_private -- Clear vma_lock outside i_mmap_rwsem! i_mmap_lock_write(mapping); hugetlb_vmdelete_list vma_interval_tree_foreach hugetlb_vma_trylock_write -- Vma_lock is cleared. tmp->vm_ops->open -- Alloc new vma_lock outside i_mmap_rwsem! hugetlb_vma_unlock_write -- Vma_lock is assigned!!! i_mmap_unlock_write(mapping); hugetlb_dup_vma_private() and hugetlb_vm_op_open() are called outside i_mmap_rwsem lock while vma lock can be used in the same time. Fix this by deferring linking file vma until vma is fully initialized. Those vmas should be initialized first before they can be used.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.1 ≤ v < 6.1.906.2 ≤ v < 6.6.306.7 ≤ v < 6.8.86.96.9 rc16.9 rc26.9 rc36.9 rc48d9bfb2608145cf3e408428c224099e1585471af
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e5cbab8ccbfc7d4a3d8a21d3c2a1f2c1aa29b5b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 35e351780fa9d8240dd6f7e4f245f9ea37e96c19 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in abdb88dd272bbeb93efe01d8e0b7b17e24af3a34 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.191 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.1.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.134 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.6.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-908

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