CVE-2024-0564
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2024
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Kernel: max page sharing of kernel samepage merging (ksm) may cause memory deduplication
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory deduplication mechanism. The max page sharing of Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM), added in Linux kernel version 4.4.0-96.119, can create a side channel. When the attacker and the victim share the same host and the default setting of KSM is "max page sharing=256", it is possible for the attacker to time the unmap to merge with the victim's page. The unmapping time depends on whether it merges with the victim's page and additional physical pages are created beyond the KSM's "max page share". Through these operations, the attacker can leak the victim's page.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
kernel
- Vendor
- Unknown
- Product
- Unknown
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- kernel
- Package collection
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 4.4.0-96.119 | Unavailable | None listed |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unknown- Package
- kernel
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unknown- Package
- kernel
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unknown- Package
- kernel-rt
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- kernel
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- kernel-rt
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- kernel
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- kernel-rt
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.