Bug 2495927 (CVE-2026-53333)

Summary: CVE-2026-53333 kernel: mm/mincore: handle non-swap entries before !CONFIG_SWAP guard
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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.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-01 14:01:28 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/mincore: handle non-swap entries before !CONFIG_SWAP guard

mincore_swap() also fields migration/hwpoison entries (and shmem
swapin-error entries), which can exist on !CONFIG_SWAP builds when
CONFIG_MIGRATION or CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILURE is enabled.  The
!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SWAP) guard ran before the non-swap-entry early return,
so mincore_pte_range() can spuriously WARN and report these pages
nonresident on !CONFIG_SWAP kernels.

Move the guard below the non-swap-entry check so only true swap entries
trip the WARN, and migration/hwpoison entries take the existing "uptodate
/ non-shmem" path.
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-07-01 19:14:39 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026070143-CVE-2026-53333-082a@gregkh/T