Updated: 2025-08-20 02:36:51.916298
Description:
In the Linux kernel before 6.2, mm/memory-tiers.c misinterprets the alloc_memory_type return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer). NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because there are no realistic cases in which a user can cause the alloc_memory_type error case to be reached.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 5.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-11-21 04:11:58 | Deprioritize: the flaw is in memory-tier initialization code and the DAX/KMEM path, and the erroneou... | |
| CentOS 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:16 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-09-19 05:07:28 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:16 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:16 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:16 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:16 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:18 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux | 4.4.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:16 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 18.04 ELS | linux | 4.15.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-14 05:04:16 | Ignored due to low severity |