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CVE-2026-23380 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix WARN_ON in tracing_buffers_mmap_close When a process forks, the child process copies the parent's VMAs but the user_mapped reference count is not incremented. As a result, when both the parent and child processes exit, tracing_buffers_mmap_close() is called twice. On the second call, user_mapped is already 0, causing the function to return -ENODEV and triggering a WARN_ON. Normally, this isn't an issue as the memory is mapped with VM_DONTCOPY set. But this is only a hint, and the application can call madvise(MADVISE_DOFORK) which resets the VM_DONTCOPY flag. When the application does that, it can trigger this issue on fork. Fix it by incrementing the user_mapped reference count without re-mapping the pages in the VMA's open callback.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f3e8d84c89918769e71393f839c9fefadc2580 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0f269ba6fefe9e3cb9feedcf78fcd0b633800c0 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd96641b64297a2db42676f051362b76280a58b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e39bb9e02b68942f8e9359d2a3efe7d37ae6be0e kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-23380
NVD Published Date:
03/25/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/25/2026
Source:
kernel.org