CVE-2024-26621
kernel: mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 2, 2024
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit
commit efa7df3e3bb5 ("mm: align larger anonymous mappings on THP boundaries") caused two issues [1] [2] reported on 32 bit system or compat userspace.
It doesn't make too much sense to force huge page alignment on 32 bit system due to the constrained virtual address space.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAJuCfpHXLdQy1a2B6xN2d7quTYwg2OoZseYPZTRpU0eHHKD-sQ@mail.gmail.com/
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-99 · Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')