VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2024· Updated Nov 3, 2025

mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()"

CVE-2024-53136

Description

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

mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()"

Revert d949d1d14fa2 ("mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()") as suggested by Chuck [1]. It is causing deadlocks when accessing tmpfs over NFS.

As Hugh commented, "added just to silence a syzbot sanitizer splat: added where there has never been any practical problem".

Affected products

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Patches

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No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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