Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: don't BUG if someone dirty pages without asking ext4 first
[un]pin_user_pages_remote is dirtying pages without properly warning
the file system in advance. A related race was noted by Jan Kara in
2018[1]; however, more recently instead of it being a very hard-to-hit
race, it could be reliably triggered by process_vm_writev(2) which was
discovered by Syzbot[2].
This is technically a bug in mm/gup.c, but arguably ext4 is fragile in
that if some other kernel subsystem dirty pages without properly
notifying the file system using page_mkwrite(), ext4 will BUG, while
other file systems will not BUG (although data will still be lost).
So instead of crashing with a BUG, issue a warning (since there may be
potential data loss) and just mark the page as clean to avoid
unprivileged denial of service attacks until the problem can be
properly fixed. More discussion and background can be found in the
thread starting at [2].
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20180103100430.GE4911@quack2.suse.cz
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/r/Yg0m6IjcNmfaSokM@google.com
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.37 | 4.9.311 |
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 | 5.17.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-37.39 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1011.14 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1010.12 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1008.12 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1008.10 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1007.8 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1008.11 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1010.11 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1009.12 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1011.13 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-117.132 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws +1 | 5.4.0-1078.84 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1083.87 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1008.9~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1040.44 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-41.44~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.4.0-1026.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-iot | 5.4.0-1004.6 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1068.72 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-42.45~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1076.83 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1065.75 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux | 4.15.0-189.200 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1137.148 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 +1 | 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-4.15 | 4.15.0-1146.161 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1083.87~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-4.15 | 4.15.0-1131.147 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-117.132~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.4 | 5.4.0-1028.32~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1123.128 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1102.113 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1076.83~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1065.75~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1014.14 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips +1 | 5.4.0-1078.84+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1083.87+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1054.61 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 4.15.0-2076.81 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 4.15.0-2057.63 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips | 4.15.0-1094.105 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 4.15.0-2041.46 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-aws-hwe | 4.15.0-1137.148~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1146.161~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1131.147~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0-189.200~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1102.113~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1146.161~14.04.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.258.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.258.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_68 | 1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | kernel-livepatch-4.14.276-211.499 | 1.0-0.amzn2 | ALAS2-2024-2569 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | perf +8 | 4.14.276-211.499.amzn2 | ALAS2-2024-2569 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2024-2569 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 19, 2025
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5db60e76edf5680ff1f3a7221036fc44b308f146
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d666dfaa571465a19f014534a214c255ea33f301
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d3a6926f7e8be3c897fa46216ce13b119a9f56a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a016c053f426a73752c3b41b60b497b58694d48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330d0e44fc5a47c27df958ecdd4693a3cb1d8b81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0856764dc1276ad2dc7891288c2e9246bf11a37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/343117559ef41e992e326f7a92da1a8f254dfa8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/677c9d30e8487bee6c8e3b034070319d98f6e203
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5095747edfb054ca2068d01af20be3fcc3634f