CVE-2021-47463

mm/secretmem: fix NULL page->mapping dereference in page_is_secretmem()

Published May 22, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/secretmem: fix NULL page->mapping dereference in page_is_secretmem()

Check for a NULL page->mapping before dereferencing the mapping in
page_is_secretmem(), as the page's mapping can be nullified while gup()
is running, e.g. by reclaim or truncation.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000068
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 6 PID: 4173897 Comm: CPU 3/KVM Tainted: G W
RIP: 0010:internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x621/0x9d0
Code: <48> 81 7a 68 80 08 04 bc 0f 85 21 ff ff 8 89 c7 be
RSP: 0018:ffffaa90087679b0 EFLAGS: 00010046
RAX: ffffe3f37905b900 RBX: 00007f2dd561e000 RCX: ffffe3f37905b934
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffe3f37905b900
...
CR2: 0000000000000068 CR3: 00000004c5898003 CR4: 00000000001726e0
Call Trace:
get_user_pages_fast_only+0x13/0x20
hva_to_pfn+0xa9/0x3e0
try_async_pf+0xa1/0x270
direct_page_fault+0x113/0xad0
kvm_mmu_page_fault+0x69/0x680
vmx_handle_exit+0xe1/0x5d0
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0xd81/0x1c70
kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x267/0x670
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x83/0xa0
do_syscall_64+0x56/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics 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'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 1:55 PM
Reserved
May 22, 2024, 6:20 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 22, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 22, 2024, 12:00 AM