CVE-2023-52490
kernel: mm: migrate: fix getting incorrect page mapping during page migration
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 29, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A page mapping vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. A call to the page_mapping() function during a page migration may return an incorrect file mapping and cause a system crash if another thread is simultaneously attempting to offline the target page that is being migrated.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is not impacted by this vulnerability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not 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 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference