CVE-2026-23097

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Deadlock via Incorrect Lock Ordering in Hugetlb File Folios Migration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel 5.10.0 - 5.10.249linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.199linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.162linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.8linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.122linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.68linux
Linux/Linux < 5.10
Linux/Linux 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 - 1b68efce6dd483d22f50d0d3800c4cfda14b1305
Linux/Linux 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 - 526394af4e8ade89cacd1a9ce2b97712712fcc34
Linux/Linux 336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217 - 5edb9854f8df5428b40990a1c7d60507da5bd330
... and 17 more
Published Feb 04, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026