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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0101 60.3 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 1854bc6e2420472676c5c90d3d6b15f6cd640e40 – — Linux 5.18 – 6.1.81
TIMELINE Feb 19 Reserved by Linux Mar 2 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-26621 (Linux). CVSS 8.2 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: huge_memory: don't force huge page alignment on 32 bit commit efa7df3e3bb5 ("mm: align larger anonymous mappings on THP boundaries") caused two issues [1] [2] reported on 32 bit system or compat userspace. It doesn't make too much sense to force huge page alignment on 32 bit system due to the constrained virtual address space. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/d0a136a0-4a31-46bc-adf4-2db109a61672@kernel.org/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAJuCfpHXLdQy1a2B6xN2d7quTYwg2OoZseYPZTRpU0eHHKD-sQ@mail.gmail.com/
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| March 2, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-26621 (Linux). CVSS 8.2 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2024-26621 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
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