CVE-2021-47461 | BDVDB-2026-237123 Detail

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: userfaultfd: fix a race between writeprotect and exit_mmap() A race is possible when a process exits, its VMAs are removed by exit_mmap() and at the same time userfaultfd_writeprotect() is called. The race was detected by KASAN on a development kernel, but it appears to be possible on vanilla kernels as well. Use mmget_not_zero() to prevent the race as done in other userfaultfd operations.

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1. Version 12024-05-22Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22026-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.