In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
userfaultfd: fix a crash in UFFDIO_MOVE when PMD is a migration entry
When UFFDIO_MOVE encounters a migration PMD entry, it proceeds with
obtaining a folio and accessing it even though the entry is swp_entry_t.
Add the missing check and let split_huge_pmd() handle migration entries.
While at it also remove unnecessary folio check.
[surenb@google.com: remove extra folio check, per David]
userfaultfd: fix a crash in UFFDIO_MOVE when PMD is a migration entry
When UFFDIO_MOVE encounters a migration PMD entry, it proceeds with
obtaining a folio and accessing it even though the entry is swp_entry_t.
Add the missing check and let split_huge_pmd() handle migration entries.
While at it also remove unnecessary folio check.
[surenb@google.com: remove extra folio check, per David]
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: userfaultfd: fix a crash in UFFDIO_MOVE when PMD is a migration entry When UFFDIO_MOVE encounters a migration PMD entry, it proceeds with obtaining a folio and accessing it even though the entry is swp_entry_t. Add the missing check and let split_huge_pmd() handle migration entries. While at it also remove unnecessary folio check. [surenb@google.com: remove extra folio check, per David] | |
Title | userfaultfd: fix a crash in UFFDIO_MOVE when PMD is a migration entry | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-09-04T15:32:40.771Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.032Z
Link: CVE-2025-38686

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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-09-04T16:15:36.557
Modified: 2025-09-05T17:47:24.833
Link: CVE-2025-38686


Updated: 2025-09-05T14:02:46Z