CVE-2024-53079

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Transparent Huge Page (THP) memory management subsystem. Improper locking and race conditions during memory swapout and control group operations can corrupt deferred split queues under heavy memory pressure. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause kernel memory corruption, resulting in a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS).

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.