CVE-2025-38008

mm/page_alloc: fix race condition in unaccepted memory handling

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 09:28 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/page_alloc: fix race condition in unaccepted memory handling The page allocator tracks the number of zones that have unaccepted memory using static_branch_enc/dec() and uses that static branch in hot paths to determine if it needs to deal with unaccepted memory. Borislav and Thomas pointed out that the tracking is racy: operations on static_branch are not serialized against adding/removing unaccepted pages to/from the zone. Sanity checks inside static_branch machinery detects it: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at kernel/jump_label.c:276 __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0x8e/0xa0 The comment around the WARN() explains the problem: /* * Warn about the '-1' case though; since that means a * decrement is concurrent with a first (0->1) increment. IOW * people are trying to disable something that wasn't yet fully * enabled. This suggests an ordering problem on the user side. */ The effect of this static_branch optimization is only visible on microbenchmark. Instead of adding more complexity around it, remove it altogether.

Affected

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

6.13 ≤ v < 6.14.86.5 ≤ v < 6.12.306.5 ≤ v < 6.14.86.5 ≤ v < 6.156.5 ≤ v < 6.6.926.7 ≤ v < 6.12.306.15 rc16.15 rc26.15 rc36.15 rc46.15 rc56.15 rc66.5dcdfdd40fa82b6704d2841938e5c8ec3051eb0d6
Vendor states this is fixed in 71dda1cb10702dc2859f00eb789b0502de2176a9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 74953f93f47a45296cc2a3fd04e2a3202ff3fa53 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 98fdd2f612e949c652693f6df00442c81037776d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fefc075182275057ce607effaa3daa9e6e3bdc73 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.30 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.92 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dda1cb10702dc2859f00eb789b0502de2176a9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74953f93f47a45296cc2a3fd04e2a3202ff3fa53
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98fdd2f612e949c652693f6df00442c81037776d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fefc075182275057ce607effaa3daa9e6e3bdc73

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-362

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