PT-2025-49471 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
Published
2025-12-08
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Updated
2026-02-24
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CVE-2022-50630
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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a use-after-free issue within the hugetlb memory management subsystem, specifically in the
hugetlb handle userfault function. The issue arises from dropping the vma lock and hugetlb fault mutex before handling a userfault and reacquiring them afterward. The reacquisition of the vma lock can lead to a use-after-free condition due to a race condition involving hugetlb fault, hugetlb no page, handle userfault, vm mmap pgoff, do mmap, mmap region, and munmap vma range. The vulnerability occurs when the vma lock is unlocked immediately after hugetlb handle userfault, creating a window where the memory it protects could be freed.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat