| Name | CVE-2020-29368 |
| Description | An issue was discovered in __split_huge_pmd in mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.5. The copy-on-write implementation can grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check, aka CID-c444eb564fb1. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.244-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.153-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.43-1 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.48-1 | fixed | |
| forky | 6.16.9-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.16.12-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.228-1 | |||
| linux | source | buster | 4.19.131-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.7.6-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045