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CVE-2024-53105

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: page_alloc: move mlocked flag clearance into free_pages_prepare() Syzbot reported a bad page state problem caused by a page…

Published Dec 2, 2024CWE-401EPSS 0.24%

Overview

CVE-2024-53105 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 2, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm: page_alloc: move mlocked flag clearance into free_pages_prepare()

Syzbot reported a bad page state problem caused by a page being freed

using free_page() still having a mlocked flag at free_pages_prepare()

stage:

BUG: Bad page state in process syz.5.504 pfn:61f45

page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x61f45

flags: 0xfff00000080204(referenced|workingset|mlocked|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)

raw: 00fff00000080204 0000000000000000 dead000000000122 0000000000000000

raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000

page dumped because: PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_FREE flag(s) set

page_owner tracks the page as allocated

page last allocated via order 0, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x400dc0(GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT|__GFP_ZERO), pid 8443, tgid 8442 (syz.5.504), ts 201884660643, free_ts 201499827394

set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]

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Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/2521664c1fc0fcea825ef0b4d8e2dfb622bc0f9aRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/66edc3a5894c74f8887c8af23b97593a0dd0df4dRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/7873d11911cd1d21e25c354eb130d8c3b5cb3ca5Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/81ad32b87eb91b627a4b0d8760434e5fac4b993aReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53105?

CVE-2024-53105 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 2, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-53105?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-53105?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-53105?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-53105 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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