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CVE-2023-53614

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.10%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-10-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2023-53614
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.10%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.

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