CVE-2024-26621

mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit

Published Mar 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit

commit efa7df3e3bb5 ("mm: align larger anonymous mappings on THP
boundaries") caused two issues [1] [2] reported on 32 bit system or compat
userspace.

It doesn't make too much sense to force huge page alignment on 32 bit
system due to the constrained virtual address space.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/d0a136a0-4a31-46bc-adf4-2db109a61672@kernel.org/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAJuCfpHXLdQy1a2B6xN2d7quTYwg2OoZseYPZTRpU0eHHKD-sQ@mail.gmail.com/

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5658-1 linux security update
References
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/08/3 cve-icon
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/08/8 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/1 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/5 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/7 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/8 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/4 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/5 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/7 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/12/3 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/13/2 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/13/7 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/15/1 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/15/2 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/16/1 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/16/2 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/29/2 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/30/2 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef9ad19e17676b9ef071309bc62020e2373705d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea9aa8d97e6563676094cb35755884173269555 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7432376c913381c5f24d373a87ff629bbde94b47 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87632bc9ecff5ded93433bc0fca428019bdd1cfe cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024030255-CVE-2024-26621-9300@gregkh/T/#u cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26621 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26621 cve-icon
https://zolutal.github.io/aslrnt/ cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics 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'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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
Aug 5, 2026, 11:26 AM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2024, 2:20 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 2, 2024, 12:00 AM