CVE-2026-23097

CWE-8338 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 4
Latest updateApr 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlock (analyzed by Lance Yang): 1) Task (5749): Holds folio_lock, then tries to acquire i_mmap_rwsem(read lock). 2) Task (5754): Holds i_mmap_rwsem(write lock), then tries to acquire folio_lock. migrate_pages() -> migrate_hugetlbs() -> unmap_and_move_huge_page() remove_migration_ptes() -> __rmap_walk_file() -> i_mmap_lock_read() hugetlbfs_punch_hole

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.9.95.10+8
CVEListV5linux/linux336bf30eb76580b579dc711ded5d599d905c0217e7396d23f9d5739f56cf9ab430c3a169f5508394+8
Debianlinux< 5.10.249-1+3
Debianlinux-6.1< 6.1.162-1~deb11u1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-3gqm-m375-7mp2: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlo2026-02-04
OSV
CVE-2026-23097: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios Syzbot has found a deadlock2026-02-04
CVEList
migrate: correct lock ordering for hugetlb file folios2026-02-04

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities2026-04-09
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to a deadlock in hugetlb folio migration2026-02-04
Debian
CVE-2026-23097: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: migrate: co...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23097 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23097 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | In the Linux kernel | cvebase.io