# CVE-2024-35831: io\_uring: Fix release of pinned pages when \_\_io\_uaddr\_map fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6
- Published: 2024-05-17 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.5.7, fixed in 6.6
- Linux: 6.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: Fix release of pinned pages when __io_uaddr_map fails Looking at the error path of __io_uaddr_map, if we fail after pinning the pages for any reasons, ret will be set to -EINVAL and the error handler won't properly release the pinned pages. I didn't manage to trigger it without forcing a failure, but it can happen in real life when memory is heavily fragmented.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b6f39c175ba5f0ef72bdb3b9d2a06ad78621d62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/712e2c8415f55a4a4ddaa98a430b87f624109f69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d376d7ad62b6a8e8dfff56b559d9d275e5b9b3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67d1189d1095d471ed7fa426c7e384a7140a5dd7

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