mm/hugetlb: fix DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(1) when dissolve_free_hugetlb_folio()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: fix DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(1) when dissolve_free_hugetlb_folio() When I did memory failure tests recently, below warning occurs: DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(1) WARNING: CPU: 8 PID: 1011 at kernel/locking/lockdep.c:232 __lock_acquire+0xccb/0x1ca0 Modules linked in: mce_inject hwpoison_inject CPU: 8 PID: 1011 Comm: bash Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3-next-20240410-00012-gdb69f219f4be #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xccb/0x1ca0 RSP: 0018:ffffa7a1c7fe3bd0 EFLAGS: 00000082 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: eb851eb853975fcf RCX: ffffa1ce5fc1c9c8 RDX: 00000000ffffffd8 RSI: 0000000000000027 RDI: ffffa1ce5fc1c9c0 RBP: ffffa1c6865d3280 R08: ffffffffb0f570a8 R09: 0000000000009ffb R10: 0000000000000286 R11: ffffffffb0f2ad50 R12: ffffa1c6865d3d10 R13: ffffa1c6865d3c70 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000004 FS: 00007ff9f32aa740(0000) GS:ffffa1ce5fc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007ff9f3134ba0 CR3: 00000008484e4000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Call Trace: <TASK> lock_acquire+0xbe/0x2d0 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x3a/0x60 hugepage_subpool_put_pages.part.0+0xe/0xc0 free_huge_folio+0x253/0x3f0 dissolve_free_huge_page+0x147/0x210 __page_handle_poison+0x9/0x70 memory_failure+0x4e6/0x8c0 hard_offline_page_store+0x55/0xa0 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x12c/0x1d0 vfs_write+0x380/0x540 ksys_write+0x64/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0xbc/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7ff9f3114887 RSP: 002b:00007ffecbacb458 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000000000000000c RCX: 00007ff9f3114887 RDX: 000000000000000c RSI: 0000564494164e10 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: 0000564494164e10 R08: 00007ff9f31d1460 R09: 000000007fffffff R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 000000000000000c R13: 00007ff9f321b780 R14: 00007ff9f3217600 R15: 00007ff9f3216a00 </TASK> Kernel panic - not syncing: kernel: panic_on_warn set ... CPU: 8 PID: 1011 Comm: bash Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3-next-20240410-00012-gdb69f219f4be #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> panic+0x326/0x350 check_panic_on_warn+0x4f/0x50 __warn+0x98/0x190 report_bug+0x18e/0x1a0 handle_bug+0x3d/0x70 exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x70 asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xccb/0x1ca0 RSP: 0018:ffffa7a1c7fe3bd0 EFLAGS: 00000082 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: eb851eb853975fcf RCX: ffffa1ce5fc1c9c8 RDX: 00000000ffffffd8 RSI: 0000000000000027 RDI: ffffa1ce5fc1c9c0 RBP: ffffa1c6865d3280 R08: ffffffffb0f570a8 R09: 0000000000009ffb R10: 0000000000000286 R11: ffffffffb0f2ad50 R12: ffffa1c6865d3d10 R13: ffffa1c6865d3c70 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000004 lock_acquire+0xbe/0x2d0 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x3a/0x60 hugepage_subpool_put_pages.part.0+0xe/0xc0 free_huge_folio+0x253/0x3f0 dissolve_free_huge_page+0x147/0x210 __page_handle_poison+0x9/0x70 memory_failure+0x4e6/0x8c0 hard_offline_page_store+0x55/0xa0 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x12c/0x1d0 vfs_write+0x380/0x540 ksys_write+0x64/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0xbc/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7ff9f3114887 RSP: 002b:00007ffecbacb458 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000000000000000c RCX: 00007ff9f3114887 RDX: 000000000000000c RSI: 0000564494164e10 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: 0000564494164e10 R08: 00007ff9f31d1460 R09: 000000007fffffff R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 000000000000000c R13: 00007ff9f321b780 R14: 00007ff9f3217600 R15: 00007ff9f3216a00 </TASK> After git bisecting and digging into the code, I believe the root cause is that _deferred_list field of folio is unioned with _hugetlb_subpool field. In __update_and_free_hugetlb_folio(), folio->_deferred_ ---truncated---
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.47 to before 6.1.91; 6.4.11 to before 6.5 | 6.1.91, 6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 and later | 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.9, 6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1.47 to before 6.1.91; 6.4.11 to before 6.5 Fixed in 6.1.91, 6.5 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.5 and later Fixed in 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.9, 6.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.47 to before 6.1.91; 6.4.11 to before 6.5; 6.5.1 to before 6.6.31; 6.7 to before 6.8.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.47 to before 6.1.91; 6.4.11 to before 6.5; 6.5.1 to before 6.6.31; 6.7 to before 6.8.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.91, 6.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.9, 6.9
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:9315 Released 2024-11-12 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, libperf-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +30
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-36028
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-36028 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-36028 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2024-36028 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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