CVE-2023-40791

Updated: 2025-08-20 02:20:43.159086

Description:

extract_user_to_sg in lib/scatterlist.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.12 fails to unpin pages in a certain situation, as demonstrated by a WARNING for try_grab_page.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 6.3

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2024-01-19 13:09:38
CentOS 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-12-26 13:12:31
CentOS 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-11-03 05:08:03
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-11-18 13:10:41
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-11-18 13:10:41
CloudLinux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2024-05-08 10:21:38
Oracle Linux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-12-26 13:12:31
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-10-26 11:09:44
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux 4.4.0 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-10-26 11:09:41
Ubuntu 18.04 ELS linux 4.15.0 6.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2023-10-26 11:09:41