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CVE-2022-3623

kernel: denial of service in follow_page_pte in mm/gup.c due to poisoned pte entry

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 1, 2022

Updated · August 7, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in follow_page_pte in mm/gup.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue occurs due to a race problem which can poison the page table entry and cause a denial-of-service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CWE-123 · Write-what-where Condition