CVE-2024-26832

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s mm: zswap subsystem. The issue occurs due to missing folio cleanup in the writeback race path. This flaw can lead to resource leaks or other unintended behaviors if the kernel fails to manage memory correctly during concurrent operations. Mitigation Mitigati...

CVE-2024-26832

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: zswap: fix missing folio cleanup in writeback race path In zswapwritebackentry, after we get a folio from readswapcacheasync, we grab the tree lock again to check that the swap entry was not invalidated and recycled. If it wa...

CVE-2024-26832

CVE-2024-26832 affects the Linux kernel mm: zswap writeback path. The fix unlocks and releases the folio obtained from __read_swap_cache_async() before returning, preventing a potential folio from being stranded. Connected advisories confirm a patch in kernel releases (e.g., Linux kernel 6.1.82 i...