Description
When msync(MS_INVALIDATE) is called on a mapping of an unmanaged device object, the physical pages in the mapping range are marked invalid but remain in the pager's page list. A subsequent page fault will cause the fault handler to re-insert the page into the object's list. This corrupts the list, and on object destruction the page is freed twice.
An unprivileged local user with access to a device that provides memory-mapped I/O can trigger a use-after-free in the kernel, though this is limited to a pool of objects ("fictitious pages") that are never recycled for a different purpose. It may be possible to exploit this to escalate privileges.
An unprivileged local user with access to a device that provides memory-mapped I/O can trigger a use-after-free in the kernel, though this is limited to a pool of objects ("fictitious pages") that are never recycled for a different purpose. It may be possible to exploit this to escalate privileges.
Published:
2026-08-19
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | When msync(MS_INVALIDATE) is called on a mapping of an unmanaged device object, the physical pages in the mapping range are marked invalid but remain in the pager's page list. A subsequent page fault will cause the fault handler to re-insert the page into the object's list. This corrupts the list, and on object destruction the page is freed twice. An unprivileged local user with access to a device that provides memory-mapped I/O can trigger a use-after-free in the kernel, though this is limited to a pool of objects ("fictitious pages") that are never recycled for a different purpose. It may be possible to exploit this to escalate privileges. | |
| Title | Use-after-free in device pager page list | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T04:14:17.429Z
Reserved: 2026-05-29T20:24:28.615Z
Link: CVE-2026-49418
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T05:17:03.943
Modified: 2026-08-19T05:17:03.943
Link: CVE-2026-49418
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