CVE-2024-26630

CVE-2024-26630 (Linux kernel) : The issue in cachestat stemmed from reading folio data from the page cache XRAY without holding a reference, allowing a folio to be released and reused during the operation. The fix switches to the xarray machinery for folio offsets and dirty/writeback state, preve...

CVE-2024-26630

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: cachestat: fix folio read-after-free in cache walk In cachestat, we access the folio from the page cache's xarray to compute its page offset, and check for its dirty and writeback flags. However, we do not hold a reference to...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by the Linux Foundation's open source operating system Linux. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel, which stems from a post-release reuse vulnerability in cachestat...

CVE-2024-26630: Use After Free

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: cachestat: fix folio read-after-free in cache walk In cachestat, we access the folio from the page cache's xarray to compute its page offset, and check for its dirty and writeback flags. However, we do not hold a reference to...

PT-2024-3467

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to a read-after-free vulnerability in the cachestat function of the Linux kernel's memory management subsystem. This vulnerability can be exploited by accessing a...