{"cve":"CVE-2024-53113","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-02T14:15:12.097","modified":"2026-06-17T08:08:20.057","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmm: fix NULL pointer dereference in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof\n\nWe triggered a NULL pointer dereference for ac.preferred_zoneref->zone in\nalloc_pages_bulk_noprof() when the task is migrated between cpusets.\n\nWhen cpuset is enabled, in prepare_alloc_pages(), ac->nodemask may be\n&current->mems_allowed.  when first_zones_zonelist() is called to find\npreferred_zoneref, the ac->nodemask may be modified concurrently if the\ntask is migrated between different cpusets.  Assuming we have 2 NUMA Node,\nwhen traversing Node1 in ac->zonelist, the nodemask is 2, and when\ntraversing Node2 in ac->zonelist, the nodemask is 1.  As a result, the\nac->preferred_zoneref points to NULL zone.\n\nIn alloc_pages_bulk_noprof(), for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask() finds a\nallowable zone and calls zonelist_node_idx(ac.preferred_zoneref), leading\nto NULL pointer dereference.\n\n__alloc_pages_noprof() fixes this issue by checking NULL pointer in commit\nea57485af8f4 (\"mm, page_alloc: fix check for NULL preferred_zone\") and\ncommit df76cee6bbeb (\"mm, page_alloc: remove redundant checks from alloc\nfastpath\").\n\nTo fix it, check NULL pointer for preferred_zoneref->zone.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31502374627ba9ec3e710dbd0bb00457cc6d2c19","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6addb2d9501ec866d7b3a3b4e665307c437e9be2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce41b0f9d77cca074df25afd39b86e2ee3aa68e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/903d896448c2e50e8652aaba529a30d4d1eaa0e5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f16cec79774c3132df006cf771eddd89d08f58"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:34.731061660+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-53113","score":0.00249,"percentile":0.16269,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}