CVE-2026-46093

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/vmalloc: take vmap_purge_lock in shrinker

decay_va_pool_node() can be invoked concurrently from two paths: __purge_vmap_area_lazy() when pools are being purged, and the shrinker via vmap_node_shrink_scan().

However, decay_va_pool_node() is not safe to run concurrently, and the shrinker path currently lacks serialization, leading to races and possible leaks.

Protect decay_va_pool_node() by taking vmap_purge_lock in the shrinker path to ensure serialization with purge users.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux7679ba6b36dbb300b757b672d6a32a606499e14b < 687ccdf582169cd680aeaf24cc953807c4cd4345affected
LinuxLinux7679ba6b36dbb300b757b672d6a32a606499e14b < 12f2341b4c235d5593a433abac201c1c6725787faffected
LinuxLinux7679ba6b36dbb300b757b672d6a32a606499e14b < ec05f51f1e65bce95528543eb73fda56fd201d94affected
LinuxLinux6.9affected
LinuxLinux0 < 6.9unaffected
LinuxLinux6.18.27 <= 6.18.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.0.4 <= 7.0.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.1 <= *unaffected

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