CVE-2026-53333

low Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: July 1, 2026 (8 days ago)
Last Modified: July 1, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory management (mm/mincore). This vulnerability occurs when handling non-swap memory entries, particularly in systems configured without swap. An issue in the `mincore_pte_range()` function can cause the system to incorrectly report certain memory pages as nonresident, leading to spurious warnings. This could potentially impact system stability or lead to misdiagnosis of memory conditions.

CWE

CWE-393

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org