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mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()"

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()" Revert d949d1d14fa2 ("mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()") as suggested by Chuck [1]. It is causing deadlocks when accessing tmpfs over NFS. As Hugh commented, "added just to silence a syzbot sanitizer splat: added where there has never been any practical problem".

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.19.325, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 5.4.287, 6.1.119, 6.11.10, 6.6.63
CVEs
CVE-2024-53136
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 23:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()"

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Dec 2024, 14:20 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()" Revert d949d1d14fa2 ("mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()") as suggested by Chuck [1]. It is causing deadlocks when accessing tmpfs over NFS. As Hugh commented, "added just to silence a syzbot sanitizer splat: added where there has never been any practical problem".

osv:CVE-2024-53136

Kernel

Fixed versions: 4.19.325, 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.10

Complete source record
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