mm/huge_memory: fix dereferencing invalid pmd migration entry
When migrating a THP, concurrent access to the PMD migration entry during
a deferred split scan can lead to an invalid address access, as
illustrated below. To prevent this invalid access, it is necessary to
check the PMD migration entry and return early. In this context, there is
no need to use pmd_to_swp_entry and pfn_swap_entry_to_page to verify the
equality of the target folio. Since the PMD migration entry is locked, it
cannot be served as the target.
Mailing list discussion and explanation from Hugh Dickins: "An anon_vma
lookup points to a location which may contain the folio of interest, but
might instead contain another folio: and weeding out those other folios is
precisely what the "folio != pmd_folio((*pmd)" check (and the "risk of
replacing the wrong folio" comment a few lines above it) is for."
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffea60001db008
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 2199114 Comm: tee Not tainted 6.14.0+ #4 NONE
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:split_huge_pmd_locked+0x3b5/0x2b60
Call Trace:
<TASK>
try_to_migrate_one+0x28c/0x3730
rmap_walk_anon+0x4f6/0x770
unmap_folio+0x196/0x1f0
split_huge_page_to_list_to_order+0x9f6/0x1560
deferred_split_scan+0xac5/0x12a0
shrinker_debugfs_scan_write+0x376/0x470
full_proxy_write+0x15c/0x220
vfs_write+0x2fc/0xcb0
ksys_write+0x146/0x250
do_syscall_64+0x6a/0x120
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
The bug is found by syzkaller on an internal kernel, then confirmed on
upstream.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4327-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4328-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5973-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-15893 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/huge_memory: fix dereferencing invalid pmd migration entry When migrating a THP, concurrent access to the PMD migration entry during a deferred split scan can lead to an invalid address access, as illustrated below. To prevent this invalid access, it is necessary to check the PMD migration entry and return early. In this context, there is no need to use pmd_to_swp_entry and pfn_swap_entry_to_page to verify the equality of the target folio. Since the PMD migration entry is locked, it cannot be served as the target. Mailing list discussion and explanation from Hugh Dickins: "An anon_vma lookup points to a location which may contain the folio of interest, but might instead contain another folio: and weeding out those other folios is precisely what the "folio != pmd_folio((*pmd)" check (and the "risk of replacing the wrong folio" comment a few lines above it) is for." BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffea60001db008 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 2199114 Comm: tee Not tainted 6.14.0+ #4 NONE Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:split_huge_pmd_locked+0x3b5/0x2b60 Call Trace: <TASK> try_to_migrate_one+0x28c/0x3730 rmap_walk_anon+0x4f6/0x770 unmap_folio+0x196/0x1f0 split_huge_page_to_list_to_order+0x9f6/0x1560 deferred_split_scan+0xac5/0x12a0 shrinker_debugfs_scan_write+0x376/0x470 full_proxy_write+0x15c/0x220 vfs_write+0x2fc/0xcb0 ksys_write+0x146/0x250 do_syscall_64+0x6a/0x120 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e The bug is found by syzkaller on an internal kernel, then confirmed on upstream. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7699-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7699-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7721-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7775-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7775-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7776-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7775-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-4 | Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7774-5 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7907-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7907-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7907-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7907-4 | Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7922-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7922-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7907-5 | Linux kernel kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7931-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7935-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7937-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7939-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7939-2 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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Debian debian Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/huge_memory: fix dereferencing invalid pmd migration entry When migrating a THP, concurrent access to the PMD migration entry during a deferred split scan can lead to an invalid address access, as illustrated below. To prevent this invalid access, it is necessary to check the PMD migration entry and return early. In this context, there is no need to use pmd_to_swp_entry and pfn_swap_entry_to_page to verify the equality of the target folio. Since the PMD migration entry is locked, it cannot be served as the target. Mailing list discussion and explanation from Hugh Dickins: "An anon_vma lookup points to a location which may contain the folio of interest, but might instead contain another folio: and weeding out those other folios is precisely what the "folio != pmd_folio((*pmd)" check (and the "risk of replacing the wrong folio" comment a few lines above it) is for." BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffea60001db008 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 2199114 Comm: tee Not tainted 6.14.0+ #4 NONE Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:split_huge_pmd_locked+0x3b5/0x2b60 Call Trace: <TASK> try_to_migrate_one+0x28c/0x3730 rmap_walk_anon+0x4f6/0x770 unmap_folio+0x196/0x1f0 split_huge_page_to_list_to_order+0x9f6/0x1560 deferred_split_scan+0xac5/0x12a0 shrinker_debugfs_scan_write+0x376/0x470 full_proxy_write+0x15c/0x220 vfs_write+0x2fc/0xcb0 ksys_write+0x146/0x250 do_syscall_64+0x6a/0x120 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e The bug is found by syzkaller on an internal kernel, then confirmed on upstream. | |
| Title | mm/huge_memory: fix dereferencing invalid pmd migration entry | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T17:32:46.448Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.974Z
Link: CVE-2025-37958
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-05-20T16:15:34.027
Modified: 2025-12-16T20:37:53.977
Link: CVE-2025-37958
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Updated: 2025-06-24T09:44:23Z
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