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medium 5.5

CVE-2024-53113 json

mm: fix NULL pointer dereference in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof

published 2024-12-02 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-51785

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

mm: fix NULL pointer dereference in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof

We triggered a NULL pointer dereference for ac.preferred_zoneref->zone in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof() when the task is migrated between cpusets.

When cpuset is enabled, in prepare_alloc_pages(), ac->nodemask may be &current->mems_allowed. when first_zones_zonelist() is called to find preferred_zoneref, the ac->nodemask may be modified concurrently if the task is migrated between different cpusets. Assuming we have 2 NUMA Node, when traversing Node1 in ac->zonelist, the nodemask is 2, and when traversing Node2 in ac->zonelist, the nodemask is 1. As a result, the ac->preferred_zoneref points to NULL zone.

In alloc_pages_bulk_noprof(), for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask() finds a allowable zone and calls zonelist_node_idx(ac.preferred_zoneref), leading to NULL pointer dereference.

__alloc_pages_noprof() fixes this issue by checking NULL pointer in commit ea57485af8f4 ("mm, page_alloc: fix check for NULL preferred_zone") and commit df76cee6bbeb ("mm, page_alloc: remove redundant checks from alloc fastpath").

To fix it, check NULL pointer for preferred_zoneref->zone.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.15.174, 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.10, 6.12
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.119-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.11.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53113

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-135.146
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-58.60
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1080.87
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1027.29
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1079.88
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1028.30
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1077.83
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1023.27

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53113

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • bpftool RHEL 9 7.4.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:2627RHSA-2025:1658RHSA-2025:1269RHSA-2025:1268RHSA-2025:1254RHSA-2025:1253

  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-25.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-25.1
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 1-1.1
  • kernel-source Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-25.1
  • kernel-default Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-25.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-25.1
  • kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 1-1.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 9 7.4.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5

almalinux advisories ALSA-2025:2627

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1
  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.176.3-1

azure linux advisories AZL-54117AZL-54188

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-53113 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: mm: fix NULL pointer dereference in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:2627
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1268
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libperf 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, perf 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, rtla 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:2627
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) perf 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1268
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1658
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.4.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-64k 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-core 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-tools 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, python3-perf 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, +29 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:2627
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) kernel 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, bpftool 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-core 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-tools 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, python3-perf 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, kernel-modules 5.14.0-70.124.1.el9_0, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1253
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) bpftool 7.0.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.103.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1268
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1254
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:2627
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-70.124.1.rt21.196.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1254
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1269
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:2627
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.103.1.rt14.388.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1269
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.55.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:1658
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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