Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-46838)

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-2024-46838 advisory. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: userfaultfd: don't BUGON if khugepaged...

SUSE CVE-2025-40040

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/ksm: fix flag-dropping behavior in ksmmadvise syzkaller discovered the following crash: kernel BUG 44.607039 ------------ cut here ------------ 44.607422 kernel BUG at mm/userfaultfd.c:2067! 44.608148 Oops: invalid opcode: 000...

kernel: userfaultfd: fix checks for huge PMDs

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's userfaultfd component. A local user could exploit a race condition in the handling of huge page table entries PMDs. This vulnerability can lead to a kernel crash, resulting in a Denial of Service DoS. In older kernel versions, this flaw could also potentiall...