CVE-2024-43888mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup The mem_cgroup_from_slab_obj() is supposed to be called under rcu lock or cgroup_mutex or others which could prevent returned memcg from being freed. Fix it by adding missing rcu read lock. Found by code inspection. [songmuchun@bytedance.com: only grab rcu lock when necessary, per Vlastimil]
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 21, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 0a97c01cd20bb96359d8c9dedad92a061ed34e0b before 4589f77c18dd98b65f45617b6d1e95313cf6fcab; from 0a97c01cd20bb96359d8c9dedad92a061ed34e0b before 5161b48712dcd08ec427c450399d4d1483e21dea; 32d7120a499d475bc03e893c59611116279bcfb8; from 6.6.160 before 6.7 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.8 before 6.10.5; 6.11; 6.11 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4589f77c18dd98b65f45617b6d1e95313cf6fcabpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5161b48712dcd08ec427c450399d4d1483e21deapatch
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