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CVE-2026-23097

· Published 04/02/2026 17:16 · Modified 05/02/2026 14:57

Labels: CVE-2026-23097 2026-02-04416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67CVE-2026-23097

Essential information

Published
04/02/2026 17:16
Modified
05/02/2026 14:57
Author
Creator
CISA KEV
No
CWE

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlock (analyzed by Lance Yang): 1) Task (5749): Holds folio_lock, then tries to acquire i_mmap_rwsem(read lock). 2) Task (5754): Holds i_mmap_rwsem(write lock), then tries to acquire folio_lock. migrate_pages() -> migrate_hugetlbs() -> unmap_and_move_huge_page() <- Takes folio_lock! -> remove_migration_ptes() -> __rmap_walk_file() -> i_mmap_lock_read() <- Waits for i_mmap_rwsem(read lock)! hugetlbfs_fallocate() -> hugetlbfs_punch_hole() <- Takes i_mmap_rwsem(write lock)! -> hugetlbfs_zero_partial_page() -> filemap_lock_hugetlb_folio() -> filemap_lock_folio() -> __filemap_get_folio <- Waits for folio_lock! The migration path is the one taking locks in the wrong order according to the documentation at the top of mm/rmap.c. So expand the scope of the existing i_mmap_lock to cover the calls to remove_migration_ptes() too. This is (mostly) how it used to be after commit c0d0381ade79. That was removed by 336bf30eb765 for both file & anon hugetlb pages when it should only have been removed for anon hugetlb pages.

NVD status

Status
Awaiting Analysis — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
Source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD
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Affected products (CPE)

ProductCPE
linux / linux kernel cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References