CVE-2024-36891

Published: June 4, 2024Last modified: June 4, 2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: maple_tree: fix mas_empty_area_rev() null pointer dereference Currently the code calls mas_start() followed by mas_data_end() if the maple state is MA_START, but mas_start() may return with the maple state node == NULL. This will lead to a null pointer dereference when checking information in the NULL node, which is done in mas_data_end(). Avoid setting the offset if there is no node by waiting until after the maple state is checked for an empty or single entry state. A user could trigger the events to cause a kernel oops by unmapping all vmas to produce an empty maple tree, then mapping a vma that would cause the scenario described above.

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• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9c7c1e63b198a8b979ad963eb21410f10ccb00
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/883e5d542bbdddbddeba60250cb482baf3ae2415
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/955a923d2809803980ff574270f81510112be9cf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3956791cf526540addd3295e4c1e0f0442486cc