CVE-2024-53079

CVE-2024-53079 affects the Linux kernel’s memory management (mm/thp) with a fix for the deferred split unqueue naming and locking. The description details races in THP deferred split queues under load, causing list_del corruptions and “Bad page state” issues, linked to changes around 6.8 (mTHP), ...

CVE-2024-53079 mm/thp: fix deferred split unqueue naming and locking

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/thp: fix deferred split unqueue naming and locking Recent changes are putting more pressure on THP deferred split queues: under load revealing long-standing races, causing listdel corruptions, "Bad page state"s and worse I kee...