The vulnerability of the new_vmap_block() function in the Linux kernel’s memory management subsystem allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the newvmapblock function in the Linux kernel’s memory management subsystem is related to unvalidated array indexing. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...

CVE-2024-46847 mm: vmalloc: ensure vmap_block is initialised before adding to queue

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: vmalloc: ensure vmapblock is initialised before adding to queue Commit 8c61291fd850 "mm: fix incorrect vbq reference in purgefragmentedblock" extended the 'vmapblock' structure to contain a 'cpu' field which is set at...