Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
LoongArch: Return NULL from huge_pte_offset() for invalid PMD
LoongArch's huge_pte_offset() currently returns a pointer to a PMD slot even if the underlying entry points to invalid_pte_table (indicating no mapping). Callers like smaps_hugetlb_range() fetch this invalid entry value (the address of invalid_pte_table) via this pointer.
The generic is_swap_pte() check then incorrectly identifies this address as a swap entry on LoongArch, because it satisfies the "!pte_present() && !pte_none()" conditions. This misinterpretation, combined with a coincidental match by is_migration_entry() on the address bits, leads to kernel crashes in pfn_swap_entry_to_page().
Fix this at the architecture level by modifying huge_pte_offset() to check the PMD entry's content using pmd_none() before returning. If the entry is invalid (i.e., it points to invalid_pte_table), return NULL instead of the pointer to the slot.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= fa96b57c149061f71a70bd6582d995f6424fbbf4, < 34256805720993e37adf6127371a1265aea8376a; >= fa96b57c149061f71a70bd6582d995f6424fbbf4, < 2ca9380b12711afe95b3589bd82b59623b3c96b3; >= fa96b57c149061f71a70bd6582d995f6424fbbf4, < 51424fd171cee6a33f01f7c66b8eb23ac42289d4; >= fa96b57c149061f71a70bd6582d995f6424fbbf4, < b49f085cd671addbda4802d6b9382513f7dd0f30; >= fa96b57c149061f71a70bd6582d995f6424fbbf4, < bd51834d1cf65a2c801295d230c220aeebf87a73 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.19 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ca9380b12711afe95b3589bd82b59623b3c96b3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34256805720993e37adf6127371a1265aea8376aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51424fd171cee6a33f01f7c66b8eb23ac42289d4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49f085cd671addbda4802d6b9382513f7dd0f30Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd51834d1cf65a2c801295d230c220aeebf87a73Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 8, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed