# CVE-2020-29374: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/huge\_memory.c.

- Also known as: A-174737879, ASB-A-174737879
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: :2023-08-05
- Published: 2020-11-28 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- :linux\_kernel: (Android): from :0, fixed in :2023-08-05

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/huge_memory.c. The get_user_pages (aka gup) implementation, when used for a copy-on-write page, does not properly consider the semantics of read operations and therefore can grant unintended write access, aka CID-17839856fd58.

## What to do

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## References

- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=17839856fd588f4ab6b789f482ed3ffd7c403e1f
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0002/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162117/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0075-1.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

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