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CVE-2025-38686 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: userfaultfd: fix a crash in UFFDIO_MOVE when PMD is a migration entry When UFFDIO_MOVE encounters a migration PMD entry, it proceeds with obtaining a folio and accessing it even though the entry is swp_entry_t. Add the missing check and let split_huge_pmd() handle migration entries. While at it also remove unnecessary folio check. [[email protected]: remove extra folio check, per David]


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1202abad7a7ccd28c426d2844771a387b07629a4 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f1101a0a181243ad587ececdffc4845f035549f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aba6faec0103ed8f169be8dce2ead41fcb689446 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb81c18dbd42650c844e160cafa7cbb20243a96a kernel.org

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38686
NVD Published Date:
09/04/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/04/2025
Source:
kernel.org