CVE-2026-23097
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlock (analyzed by Lance Yang): 1) Task (5749): Holds folio_lock, then tries to acquire i_mmap_rwsem(read lock). 2) Task (5754): Holds i_mmap_rwsem(write lock), then tries to acquire folio_lock. migrate_pages() -> migrate_hugetlbs() -> unmap_and_move_huge_page() <- Takes folio_lock! -> remove_migration_ptes() -> __rmap_walk_file() -> i_mmap_lock_read() <- Waits for i_mmap_rwsem(read lock)! hugetlbfs_fallocate() -> hugetlbfs_punch_hole() <- Takes i_mmap_rwsem(write lock)! -> hugetlbfs_zero_partial_page() -> filemap_lock_hugetlb_folio() -> filemap_lock_folio() -> __filemap_get_folio <- Waits for folio_lock! The migration path is the one taking locks in the wrong order according to the documentation at the top of mm/rmap.c. So expand the scope of the existing i_mmap_lock to cover the calls to remove_migration_ptes() too. This is (mostly) how it used to be after commit c0d0381ade79. That was removed by 336bf30eb765 for both file & anon hugetlb pages when it should only have been removed for anon hugetlb pages.
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.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 | affected | git | e7396d23f9d5739f56cf9ab430c3a169f5508394 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 | affected | git | ad97b9a55246eb940a26ac977f80892a395cabf9 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 | affected | git | 5edb9854f8df5428b40990a1c7d60507da5bd330 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 | affected | git | 526394af4e8ade89cacd1a9ce2b97712712fcc34 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 | affected | git | b75070823b89009f5123fd0e05a8e0c3d39937c1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 | affected | git | 1b68efce6dd483d22f50d0d3800c4cfda14b1305 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 | affected | git | b7880cb166ab62c2409046b2347261abf701530e | Unavailable | None listed |
| ef792d6ce0db6a56e56743b1de1716a982c3b851 | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.9.9 | affected | semver | 5.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.10 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.249 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.199 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.162 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.122 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.68 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.8 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 6.19 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |