CVE-2024-26621

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit commit efa7df3e3bb5 ("mm: align larger anonymous mappings on THP boundaries") caused two issues [1] [2] reported on 32 bit system or compat userspace. It doesn't make too much sense to force huge page alignment on 32 bit system due to the constrained virtual address space. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAJuCfpHXLdQy1a2B6xN2d7quTYwg2OoZseYPZTRpU0eHHKD-sQ@mail.gmail.com/

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87632bc9ecff5ded93433bc0fca428019bdd1cfe

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7432376c913381c5f24d373a87ff629bbde94b47

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea9aa8d97e6563676094cb35755884173269555

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef9ad19e17676b9ef071309bc62020e2373705d

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-03-02

Updated: 2024-08-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High