In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib/test_hmm.c: handle src_pfns and dst_pfns allocation failure The kcalloc() in dmirror_device_evict_chunk() will return null if the physical memory has run out. As a result, if src_pfns or dst_pfns is dereferenced, the null pointer dereference bug will happen. Moreover, the device is going away. If the kcalloc() fails, the pages mapping a chunk could not be evicted. So add a __GFP_NOFAIL flag in kcalloc(). Finally, as there is no need to have physically contiguous memory, Switch kcalloc() to kvcalloc() in order to avoid failing allocations.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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Debian | 12 | all | linux | <= 6.1.76-1 | linux_6.1.76-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | linux | <= 5.10.209-2 | linux_5.10.209-2_all.deb |
Debian | 10 | all | linux | < 4.19.249-2 | linux_4.19.249-2_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | linux | < 6.8.12-1 | linux_6.8.12-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | linux | < 6.8.12-1 | linux_6.8.12-1_all.deb |