CVE-2024-44943

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This issue involved improperly using the try_grab_folio() function in the memory management subsystem and led to failures and kernel warnings during memory pinning in the Contiguous Memory Allocator (CMA) area, especially when starting SEV virtual machines.

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.