Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-42243)

"The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-42243 advisory. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/filemap: make MAXPAGECACHEORDER...

kernel: mm/filemap: skip to create PMD-sized page cache if needed

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel related to how large page caching is handled, particularly for AMD64 architectures. The issue stems from the xarray data structure's inability to support PMD-sized page caches when the base page size is larger than MAXPAGECACHEORDER. The particular...

AZL-62726 CVE-2024-42317 affecting package kernel 6.6.126.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugememory: avoid PMD-size page cache if needed xarray can't support arbitrary page cache size. the largest and supported page cache size is defined as MAXPAGECACHEORDER by commit 099d90642a71 "mm/filemap: make MAXPAGECACHEORD...

mm/filemap: make MAX_PAGECACHE_ORDER acceptable to xarray

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AZL-47516 CVE-2024-42243 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.43.1-7

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/filemap: make MAXPAGECACHEORDER acceptable to xarray Patch series "mm/filemap: Limit page cache size to that supported by xarray", v2. Currently, xarray can't support arbitrary page cache size. More details can be found from t...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42243

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/filemap: make MAXPAGECACHEORDER acceptable to xarray Patch series "mm/filemap: Limit page cache size to that supported by xarray", v2. Currently, xarray can't support arbitrary page cache size. More details can be found from t...