CVE-2023-53614
MEDIUMLinux kernel - Info Disclosure
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/ksm: fix race with VMA iteration and mm_struct teardown exit_mmap() will tear down the VMAs and maple tree with the mmap_lock held in write mode. Ensure that the maple tree is still valid by checking ksm_test_exit() after taking the mmap_lock in read mode, but before the for_each_vma() iterator dereferences a destroyed maple tree. Since the maple tree is destroyed, the flags telling lockdep to check an external lock has been cleared. Skip the for_each_vma() iterator to avoid dereferencing a maple tree without the external lock flag, which would create a lockdep warning.
Scores
CVSS v3
4.7
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-362
Status
draft
Affected Products (4)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.1.22
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
Oct 04, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026