Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfs: Fix netfs_page_mkwrite() to check folio->mapping is valid
Fix netfs_page_mkwrite() to check that folio->mapping is valid once it has
taken the folio lock (as filemap_page_mkwrite() does). Without this,
generic/247 occasionally oopses with something like the following:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
RIP: 0010:trace_event_raw_event_netfs_folio+0x61/0xc0
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die_body+0x1a/0x60
? page_fault_oops+0x6e/0xa0
? exc_page_fault+0xc2/0xe0
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
? trace_event_raw_event_netfs_folio+0x61/0xc0
trace_netfs_folio+0x39/0x40
netfs_page_mkwrite+0x14c/0x1d0
do_page_mkwrite+0x50/0x90
do_pte_missing+0x184/0x200
__handle_mm_fault+0x42d/0x500
handle_mm_fault+0x121/0x1f0
do_user_addr_fault+0x23e/0x3c0
exc_page_fault+0xc2/0xe0
asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
This is due to the invalidate_inode_pages2_range() issued at the end of the
DIO write interfering with the mmap'd writes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.8 | 6.9.8 |
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 | 6.9.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.9.8-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-48.48 | USN-7089-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1018.20 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1017.20 | USN-7089-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp +1 | 6.8.0-1017.19 | USN-7095-1, USN-7089-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1013.17 | USN-7089-6 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1002.4 | USN-7156-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1015.15 | USN-7089-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-48.48.3 | USN-7089-7 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1017.19.1 | USN-7095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1016.16 | USN-7089-4 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1015.16 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1014.16 | USN-7089-5 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-48.48.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1 | USN-7090-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1 | USN-7095-1, USN-7089-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1 | USN-7089-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1 | USN-7089-7 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +31 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-48.48.1~22.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2013.14 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1011.11 | — |
Advisories 11
- WID-SEC-2024-1722 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-7156-1 linux-gkeop vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7095-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7090-1 linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7089-3 linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-6 linux-gke vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-7 linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-2 linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-ibm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-1 linux, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-5 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-4 linux-oem-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026