CVE-2025-21907
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-21907 is a vulnerability discovered in the Linux kernel related to memory failure handling. The issue was identified in the memory management subsystem, specifically in the handling of poisoned folio during migration. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 1, 2025, affecting the Linux kernel's memory management component (CVE Mitre).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper handling of TTU (Try To Unmap) flags inside unmappoisonedfolio. The issue occurs during folio migration when a folio is poisoned, specifically related to the conversion of TTUIGNOREHWPOISON to TTUHWPOISON. The vulnerability manifests when accessing an error page after a memory error on a clean folio, where anon folio must be set with TTUHWPOISON during unmap_*(). This results in warning messages during unmap poison folio operations (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability affects the memory management subsystem of the Linux kernel, potentially leading to system warnings and improper handling of memory errors. This could impact system stability and memory management operations, particularly during page migration processes (Debian Security).

Mitigation and workarounds

The issue has been resolved in various Linux kernel versions. Debian has marked it as fixed in bullseye with version 5.10.234-1 and trixie with version 6.12.21-1. The fix involves updating the TTU flag handling inside unmappoisonedfolio (Debian Security).

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