In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/mmcid: Don't assume CID is CPU owned on mode switch
Shinichiro reported a KASAN UAF, which is actually an out of bounds access
in the MMCID management code.
CPU0 CPU1
T1 runs in userspace
T0: fork(T4) -> Switch to per CPU CID mode
fixup() set MM_CID_TRANSIT on T1/CPU1
T4 exit()
T3 exit()
T2 exit()
T1 exit() switch to per task mode
---> Out of bounds access.
As T1 has not scheduled after T0 set the TRANSIT bit, it exits with the
TRANSIT bit set. sched_mm_cid_remove_user() clears the TRANSIT bit in
the task and drops the CID, but it does not touch the per CPU storage.
That's functionally correct because a CID is only owned by the CPU when
the ONCPU bit is set, which is mutually exclusive with the TRANSIT flag.
Now sched_mm_cid_exit() assumes that the CID is CPU owned because the
prior mode was per CPU. It invokes mm_drop_cid_on_cpu() which clears the
not set ONCPU bit and then invokes clear_bit() with an insanely large
bit number because TRANSIT is set (bit 29).
Prevent that by actually validating that the CID is CPU owned in
mm_drop_cid_on_cpu().
sched/mmcid: Don't assume CID is CPU owned on mode switch
Shinichiro reported a KASAN UAF, which is actually an out of bounds access
in the MMCID management code.
CPU0 CPU1
T1 runs in userspace
T0: fork(T4) -> Switch to per CPU CID mode
fixup() set MM_CID_TRANSIT on T1/CPU1
T4 exit()
T3 exit()
T2 exit()
T1 exit() switch to per task mode
---> Out of bounds access.
As T1 has not scheduled after T0 set the TRANSIT bit, it exits with the
TRANSIT bit set. sched_mm_cid_remove_user() clears the TRANSIT bit in
the task and drops the CID, but it does not touch the per CPU storage.
That's functionally correct because a CID is only owned by the CPU when
the ONCPU bit is set, which is mutually exclusive with the TRANSIT flag.
Now sched_mm_cid_exit() assumes that the CID is CPU owned because the
prior mode was per CPU. It invokes mm_drop_cid_on_cpu() which clears the
not set ONCPU bit and then invokes clear_bit() with an insanely large
bit number because TRANSIT is set (bit 29).
Prevent that by actually validating that the CID is CPU owned in
mm_drop_cid_on_cpu().
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/mmcid: Don't assume CID is CPU owned on mode switch Shinichiro reported a KASAN UAF, which is actually an out of bounds access in the MMCID management code. CPU0 CPU1 T1 runs in userspace T0: fork(T4) -> Switch to per CPU CID mode fixup() set MM_CID_TRANSIT on T1/CPU1 T4 exit() T3 exit() T2 exit() T1 exit() switch to per task mode ---> Out of bounds access. As T1 has not scheduled after T0 set the TRANSIT bit, it exits with the TRANSIT bit set. sched_mm_cid_remove_user() clears the TRANSIT bit in the task and drops the CID, but it does not touch the per CPU storage. That's functionally correct because a CID is only owned by the CPU when the ONCPU bit is set, which is mutually exclusive with the TRANSIT flag. Now sched_mm_cid_exit() assumes that the CID is CPU owned because the prior mode was per CPU. It invokes mm_drop_cid_on_cpu() which clears the not set ONCPU bit and then invokes clear_bit() with an insanely large bit number because TRANSIT is set (bit 29). Prevent that by actually validating that the CID is CPU owned in mm_drop_cid_on_cpu(). | |
| Title | sched/mmcid: Don't assume CID is CPU owned on mode switch | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-23T03:16:33.442Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.987Z
Link: CVE-2026-23225
No data.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-02-18T16:22:32.260
Modified: 2026-02-23T04:16:01.083
Link: CVE-2026-23225
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-19T10:11:46Z
Weaknesses
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