CVE-2026-43292

EUVD-2026-28562
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/vmalloc: prevent RCU stalls in kasan_release_vmalloc_node

When CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER is enabled, freeing KASAN shadow pages during
vmalloc cleanup triggers expensive stack unwinding that acquires RCU read
locks.  Processing a large purge_list without rescheduling can cause the
task to hold CPU for extended periods (10+ seconds), leading to RCU stalls
and potential OOM conditions.

The issue manifests in purge_vmap_node() -> kasan_release_vmalloc_node()
where iterating through hundreds or thousands of vmap_area entries and
freeing their associated shadow pages causes:

  rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks:
  rcu: Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-1): P6229/1:b..l
  ...
  task:kworker/0:17 state:R running task stack:28840 pid:6229
  ...
  kasan_release_vmalloc_node+0x1ba/0xad0 mm/vmalloc.c:2299
  purge_vmap_node+0x1ba/0xad0 mm/vmalloc.c:2299

Each call to kasan_release_vmalloc() can free many pages, and with
page_owner tracking, each free triggers save_stack() which performs stack
unwinding under RCU read lock.  Without yielding, this creates an
unbounded RCU critical section.

Add periodic cond_resched() calls within the loop to allow:
- RCU grace periods to complete
- Other tasks to run
- Scheduler to preempt when needed

The fix uses need_resched() for immediate response under load, with a
batch count of 32 as a guaranteed upper bound to prevent worst-case stalls
even under light load.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.9 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.75
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19 ≤
𝑥
< 6.19.6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.174-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.257-1
fixed
forky
7.0.12-2
fixed
sid
7.0.13-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.94-1
fixed
Amazon Linux logo
Amazon Linux Releases
Amazon Package
Release
bpftool6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
bpftool6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-livepatch-6.12.77-99.140
Amazon Linux 2023
1:1.0-0.amzn2023
fixed
kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222
Amazon Linux 2023
1:1.0-0.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-headers
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-libbpf-static
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-modules-extra
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-tools
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.12-tools-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-headers
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-libbpf
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-libbpf-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-libbpf-static
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-modules-extra
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-tools
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
kernel6.18-tools-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
perf6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.12
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.12.77-99.140.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.18
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2023
1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023
fixed
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
kernel
Azure Linux 3.0
0:6.6.138.1-1.azl3
fixed