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

mm/debug_vm_pgtable: fix BUG_ON with pud advanced test

Architectures like powerpc add debug checks to ensure we find only devmap
PUD pte entries. These debug checks are only done with CONFIG_DEBUG_VM.
This patch marks the ptes used for PUD advanced test devmap pte entries so
that we don't hit on debug checks on architecture like ppc64 as below.

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1 at arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/radix_pgtable.c:1382 radix__pud_hugepage_update+0x38/0x138
....
NIP [c0000000000a7004] radix__pud_hugepage_update+0x38/0x138
LR [c0000000000a77a8] radix__pudp_huge_get_and_clear+0x28/0x60
Call Trace:
[c000000004a2f950] [c000000004a2f9a0] 0xc000000004a2f9a0 (unreliable)
[c000000004a2f980] [000d34c100000000] 0xd34c100000000
[c000000004a2f9a0] [c00000000206ba98] pud_advanced_tests+0x118/0x334
[c000000004a2fa40] [c00000000206db34] debug_vm_pgtable+0xcbc/0x1c48
[c000000004a2fc10] [c00000000000fd28] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x388

Also

kernel BUG at arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/pgtable.c:202!
....

NIP [c000000000096510] pudp_huge_get_and_clear_full+0x98/0x174
LR [c00000000206bb34] pud_advanced_tests+0x1b4/0x334
Call Trace:
[c000000004a2f950] [000d34c100000000] 0xd34c100000000 (unreliable)
[c000000004a2f9a0] [c00000000206bb34] pud_advanced_tests+0x1b4/0x334
[c000000004a2fa40] [c00000000206db34] debug_vm_pgtable+0xcbc/0x1c48
[c000000004a2fc10] [c00000000000fd28] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x388

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Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 0.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T08:57:55.763Z

Reserved: 2024-02-19T14:20:24.183Z

Link: CVE-2024-26850

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:14:13.701Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-04-17T11:15:08.427

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:03:12.580

Link: CVE-2024-26850

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-04-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-26850 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:42:23Z

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