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CVE-2026-53207

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/memory-failure: fix hugetlb_lock AA deadlock in get_huge_page_for_hwpoison Two concurrent madvise(MADV_HWPOISON) calls on the same hugetlb page can trigger a recursive spinlock self-deadlock (AA deadlock) on hugetlb_lock when racing with a concurrent unmap: thread#0 thread#1 -------- -------- madvise(folio, MADV_HWPOISON) -> poisons the folio successfully madvise(folio, MADV_HWPOISON) unmap(folio) try_memory_failure_hugetlb get_huge_page_for_hwpoison spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock) <- held __get_huge_page_for_hwpoison hugetlb_update_hwpoison() -> MF_HUGETLB_FOLIO_PRE_POISONED goto out: folio_put() refcount: 1 -> 0 free_huge_folio() spin_lock_irqsave(&hugetlb_lock) -> AA DEADLOCK! The out: path in __get_huge_page_for_hwpoison() calls folio_put() to drop the GUP reference while the hugetlb_lock is still held by the hugetlb.c wrapper get_huge_page_for_hwpoison(). If concurrent unmap has released the page table mapping reference, folio_put() drops the folio refcount to zero, triggering free_huge_folio() which attempts to re-acquire the non-recursive hugetlb_lock. Fix this by moving hugetlb_lock acquisition from the hugetlb.c wrapper into get_huge_page_for_hwpoison(). Place spin_unlock_irq() before the folio_put() at the out: label so the folio is always released outside the lock. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix race, rename label per Miaohe]

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.1.176-1CVE-2026-53207
Fixed in:6.12.94-1CVE-2026-53207
Fixed in:7.0.13-1CVE-2026-53207
linux-aws-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-gcp-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8728-1
linux-hwe-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8728-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8728-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1USN-8760-1
linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1USN-8760-1
linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-aws-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8728-1
linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8728-1
linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8728-1
linux-image-gcp-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8728-1
linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-generic-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1USN-8760-1
linux-image-nvidia-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1USN-8760-1
linux-image-virtual-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1USN-8726-1
linux-nvidia-7.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1USN-8760-1

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Red Hat vendor guidance

Red Hat does not plan to fix this in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel).

Source: Red Hat

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U

Exploit Intelligence

0.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days
3rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 3% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-53207?

Published advisories record a fix for 29 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2026-53207 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-53207 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.13% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 3% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-53207?

CVE-2026-53207 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-53207 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for linux (Debian), linux-aws-7.0 (Ubuntu), linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu), linux-hwe-7.0 (Ubuntu), and 25 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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