CVE-2020-29369

kernel: race condition between expand_downwards and expand_upwards and page-table free operations from an munmap call

Published Nov 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.11. There is a race condition between certain expand functions (expand_downwards and expand_upwards) and page-table free operations from an munmap call, aka CID-246c320a8cfe.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-21742 An issue was discovered in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.11. There is a race condition between certain expand functions (expand_downwards and expand_upwards) and page-table free operations from an munmap call, aka CID-246c320a8cfe.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4752-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
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mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved
Nov 28, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 28, 2020, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM
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Public date
Jul 24, 2020, 12:00 AM