CVE-2023-52646

aio: fix mremap after fork null-deref

Published Apr 26, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

aio: fix mremap after fork null-deref

Commit e4a0d3e720e7 ("aio: Make it possible to remap aio ring") introduced
a null-deref if mremap is called on an old aio mapping after fork as
mm->ioctx_table will be set to NULL.

[jmoyer@redhat.com: fix 80 column issue]

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8548-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8548-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:30 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2024, 9:52 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 26, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 26, 2024, 12:00 AM