CVE-2020-29368
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Summary
An issue was discovered in __split_huge_pmd in mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.5. The copy-on-write implementation can grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check, aka CID-c444eb564fb1.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/
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