In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
LoongArch: Return NULL from huge_pte_offset() for invalid PMD
LoongArch's huge_pte_offset() currently returns a pointer to a PMD slot
even if the underlying entry points to invalid_pte_table (indicating no
mapping). Callers like smaps_hugetlb_range() fetch this invalid entry
value (the address of invalid_pte_table) via this pointer.
The generic is_swap_pte() check then incorrectly identifies this address
as a swap entry on LoongArch, because it satisfies the "!pte_present()
&& !pte_none()" conditions. This misinterpretation, combined with a
coincidental match by is_migration_entry() on the address bits, leads to
kernel crashes in pfn_swap_entry_to_page().
Fix this at the architecture level by modifying huge_pte_offset() to
check the PMD entry's content using pmd_none() before returning. If the
entry is invalid (i.e., it points to invalid_pte_table), return NULL
instead of the pointer to the slot.
References
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History
12 Nov 2025, 21:34
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time |
Debian debian Linux
Linux Debian Linux linux Kernel |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ca9380b12711afe95b3589bd82b59623b3c96b3 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34256805720993e37adf6127371a1265aea8376a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51424fd171cee6a33f01f7c66b8eb23ac42289d4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49f085cd671addbda4802d6b9382513f7dd0f30 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd51834d1cf65a2c801295d230c220aeebf87a73 - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
03 Nov 2025, 20:18
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| References |
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08 May 2025, 14:39
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| Summary |
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08 May 2025, 07:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-05-08 07:15
Updated : 2025-11-12 21:34
NVD link : CVE-2025-37818
Mitre link : CVE-2025-37818
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-37818
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
