CVE-2024-35993

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's memory management system, specifically affecting the handling of hugetlb (huge page) memory. The issue arises from the folio_test_hugetlb() function, which can be misled by a concurrent folio split, potentially returning incorrect results for folios that do not belong to hugetlbfs. This can lead to problems in memory failure handling, compaction, and procfs, and may cause kernel crashes (oops) when CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is enabled.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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.