{"resultsPerPage":1,"startIndex":0,"totalResults":1,"format":"NVD_CVE","version":"2.0","timestamp":"2026-04-21T14:12:58.843","vulnerabilities":[{"cve":{"id":"CVE-2024-40915","sourceIdentifier":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","published":"2024-07-12T13:15:14.660","lastModified":"2025-11-03T22:17:13.800","vulnStatus":"Modified","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nriscv: rewrite __kernel_map_pages() to fix sleeping in invalid context\n\n__kernel_map_pages() is a debug function which clears the valid bit in page\ntable entry for deallocated pages to detect illegal memory accesses to\nfreed pages.\n\nThis function set/clear the valid bit using __set_memory(). __set_memory()\nacquires init_mm's semaphore, and this operation may sleep. This is\nproblematic, because  __kernel_map_pages() can be called in atomic context,\nand thus is illegal to sleep. An example warning that this causes:\n\nBUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1578\nin_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 2, name: kthreadd\npreempt_count: 2, expected: 0\nCPU: 0 PID: 2 Comm: kthreadd Not tainted 6.9.0-g1d4c6d784ef6 #37\nHardware name: riscv-virtio,qemu (DT)\nCall Trace:\n[<ffffffff800060dc>] dump_backtrace+0x1c/0x24\n[<ffffffff8091ef6e>] show_stack+0x2c/0x38\n[<ffffffff8092baf8>] dump_stack_lvl+0x5a/0x72\n[<ffffffff8092bb24>] dump_stack+0x14/0x1c\n[<ffffffff8003b7ac>] __might_resched+0x104/0x10e\n[<ffffffff8003b7f4>] __might_sleep+0x3e/0x62\n[<ffffffff8093276a>] down_write+0x20/0x72\n[<ffffffff8000cf00>] __set_memory+0x82/0x2fa\n[<ffffffff8000d324>] __kernel_map_pages+0x5a/0xd4\n[<ffffffff80196cca>] __alloc_pages_bulk+0x3b2/0x43a\n[<ffffffff8018ee82>] __vmalloc_node_range+0x196/0x6ba\n[<ffffffff80011904>] copy_process+0x72c/0x17ec\n[<ffffffff80012ab4>] kernel_clone+0x60/0x2fe\n[<ffffffff80012f62>] kernel_thread+0x82/0xa0\n[<ffffffff8003552c>] kthreadd+0x14a/0x1be\n[<ffffffff809357de>] ret_from_fork+0xe/0x1c\n\nRewrite this function with apply_to_existing_page_range(). It is fine to\nnot have any locking, because __kernel_map_pages() works with pages being\nallocated/deallocated and those pages are not changed by anyone else in the\nmeantime."},{"lang":"es","value":"En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: riscv: reescribe __kernel_map_pages() para arreglar el modo de dormir en un contexto no válido. __kernel_map_pages() es una función de depuración que borra el bit válido en la entrada de la tabla de páginas para páginas designadas para detectar accesos ilegales a la memoria de las páginas liberadas. Esta función establece/borra el bit válido usando __set_memory(). __set_memory() adquiere el semáforo de init_mm y esta operación puede suspenderse. Esto es problemático, porque __kernel_map_pages() se puede llamar en un contexto atómico y, por lo tanto, es ilegal dormir. Un ejemplo de advertencia de que esto causa: ERROR: función inactiva llamada desde un contexto no válido en kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1578 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 2, nombre: kthreadd preempt_count: 2, esperado: 0 CPU: 0 PID: 2 Comm: kthreadd No contaminado 6.9.0-g1d4c6d784ef6 #37 Nombre de hardware: riscv-virtio,qemu (DT) Seguimiento de llamadas: [] dump_backtrace+0x1c/0x24 [] show_stack+0x2c/0x38 [] dump_stack_lvl+0x5a/0x72 [] dump_stack+0x14/0x1c [] __might_resched+0x104/0x10e [] __might_sleep+0x3e/0x62 [] down_write+0x20/0x72 [] __set_memory+0x82/0x2fa [] __kernel_map_pages+0x5a/0xd4 [] __alloc_pages_bulk+0x3b2/0x43a [] __vmalloc_node_range+0x196/0x6ba [] copy_process+0x72c/0x17ec [] kernel_clone+0x60/0x2fe [] kernel_thread+0x82/0xa0 [] kthreadd+0x14a/0x1be [] _from_fork+0xe/0x1c Reescribe esta función con apply_to_existing_page_range(). Está bien no tener ningún bloqueo, porque __kernel_map_pages() funciona con páginas que se asignan/desasignan y, mientras tanto, nadie más cambia esas páginas."}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-667"}]}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.7","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.95","matchCriteriaId":"4623BA67-BE0D-4507-9EDC-D54AB0EB2B7D"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.35","matchCriteriaId":"6F019D15-84C0-416B-8C57-7F51B68992F0"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.7","versionEndExcluding":"6.9.6","matchCriteriaId":"0ABBBA1D-F79D-4BDB-AA41-D1EDCC4A6975"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8661a7af04991201640863ad1a0983173f84b5eb","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919f8626099d9909b9a9620b05e8c8ab06581876","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5257ceb19d92069195254866421f425aea42915","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1cf0878328fe75d47f0aed0a65b30126fcefc4","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8661a7af04991201640863ad1a0983173f84b5eb","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919f8626099d9909b9a9620b05e8c8ab06581876","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5257ceb19d92069195254866421f425aea42915","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1cf0878328fe75d47f0aed0a65b30126fcefc4","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch"]},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}]}}]}