In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
arm: pgtable: fix NULL pointer dereference issue
When update_mmu_cache_range() is called by update_mmu_cache(), the vmf
parameter is NULL, which will cause a NULL pointer dereference issue in
adjust_pte():
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000030 when read
Hardware name: Atmel AT91SAM9
PC is at update_mmu_cache_range+0x1e0/0x278
LR is at pte_offset_map_rw_nolock+0x18/0x2c
Call trace:
 update_mmu_cache_range from remove_migration_pte+0x29c/0x2ec
 remove_migration_pte from rmap_walk_file+0xcc/0x130
 rmap_walk_file from remove_migration_ptes+0x90/0xa4
 remove_migration_ptes from migrate_pages_batch+0x6d4/0x858
 migrate_pages_batch from migrate_pages+0x188/0x488
 migrate_pages from compact_zone+0x56c/0x954
 compact_zone from compact_node+0x90/0xf0
 compact_node from kcompactd+0x1d4/0x204
 kcompactd from kthread+0x120/0x12c
 kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x38
Exception stack(0xc0d8bfb0 to 0xc0d8bff8)
To fix it, do not rely on whether 'ptl' is equal to decide whether to hold
the pte lock, but decide it by whether CONFIG_SPLIT_PTE_PTLOCKS is
enabled.  In addition, if two vmas map to the same PTE page, there is no
need to hold the pte lock again, otherwise a deadlock will occur.  Just
add the need_lock parameter to let adjust_pte() know this information.
                
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                    Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Linux Linux linux Kernel | 
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm: pgtable: fix NULL pointer dereference issue When update_mmu_cache_range() is called by update_mmu_cache(), the vmf parameter is NULL, which will cause a NULL pointer dereference issue in adjust_pte(): Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000030 when read Hardware name: Atmel AT91SAM9 PC is at update_mmu_cache_range+0x1e0/0x278 LR is at pte_offset_map_rw_nolock+0x18/0x2c Call trace: update_mmu_cache_range from remove_migration_pte+0x29c/0x2ec remove_migration_pte from rmap_walk_file+0xcc/0x130 rmap_walk_file from remove_migration_ptes+0x90/0xa4 remove_migration_ptes from migrate_pages_batch+0x6d4/0x858 migrate_pages_batch from migrate_pages+0x188/0x488 migrate_pages from compact_zone+0x56c/0x954 compact_zone from compact_node+0x90/0xf0 compact_node from kcompactd+0x1d4/0x204 kcompactd from kthread+0x120/0x12c kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x38 Exception stack(0xc0d8bfb0 to 0xc0d8bff8) To fix it, do not rely on whether 'ptl' is equal to decide whether to hold the pte lock, but decide it by whether CONFIG_SPLIT_PTE_PTLOCKS is enabled. In addition, if two vmas map to the same PTE page, there is no need to hold the pte lock again, otherwise a deadlock will occur. Just add the need_lock parameter to let adjust_pte() know this information. | |
| Title | arm: pgtable: fix NULL pointer dereference issue | |
| References |  | 
 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-04-01T15:41:02.300Z
Updated: 2025-10-01T19:26:33.367Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.789Z
Link: CVE-2025-21933
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-01T14:37:54.772Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2025-04-01T16:15:24.143
Modified: 2025-10-01T20:18:34.133
Link: CVE-2025-21933
 Redhat
                        Redhat