Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/hwpoison: clear MF_COUNT_INCREASED before retrying get_any_page()
Hulk Robot reported a panic in put_page_testzero() when testing
madvise() with MADV_SOFT_OFFLINE. The BUG() is triggered when retrying
get_any_page(). This is because we keep MF_COUNT_INCREASED flag in
second try but the refcnt is not increased.
page dumped because: VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(page_ref_count(page) == 0)
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kernel BUG at include/linux/mm.h:737!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
CPU: 5 PID: 2135 Comm: sshd Tainted: G B 5.16.0-rc6-dirty #373
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014
RIP: release_pages+0x53f/0x840
Call Trace:
free_pages_and_swap_cache+0x64/0x80
tlb_flush_mmu+0x6f/0x220
unmap_page_range+0xe6c/0x12c0
unmap_single_vma+0x90/0x170
unmap_vmas+0xc4/0x180
exit_mmap+0xde/0x3a0
mmput+0xa3/0x250
do_exit+0x564/0x1470
do_group_exit+0x3b/0x100
__do_sys_exit_group+0x13/0x20
__x64_sys_exit_group+0x16/0x20
do_syscall_64+0x34/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
Modules linked in:
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RIP: 0010:release_pages+0x53f/0x840
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10 | 5.10.89 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +20 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | perf +26 | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | RHSA-2022:7683 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2022:7683 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0549 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 1, 2026