Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-53187

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: check for overflows in io_pin_pages WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5834 at io_uring/memmap.c:144 io…

Published Dec 27, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · linux kernel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-53187. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: check for overflows in io_pin_pages WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5834 at io_uring/memmap.c:144 io_pin_pages+0x149/0x180 io_uring/memmap.c:144 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5834 Comm: syz-executor825 Not tainted 6.12.0-next-20241118-syzkaller #0 Call Trace: __io_uaddr_map+0xfb/0x2d0 io_uring/memmap.c:183 io_rings_map io_uring/io_uring.c:2611 [inline] io_allocate_scq_urings+0x1c0/0x650 io_uring/io_uring.c:3470 io_uring_create+0x5b5/0xc00 io_uring/io_uring.c:3692 io_uring_setup io_uring/io_uring.c:3781 [inline] ... io_pin_pages()'s uaddr parameter came directly from the user and can be garbage. Don't just add size to it as it can overflow.

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  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.11.11
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.12.2

How to fix CVE-2024-53187

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-53187. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel < 6.11.11; linux/linux kernel < 6.12.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-190: Integer Overflow. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 27, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: check for overflows in io_pin_pages WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5834 at io_uring/memmap.c:144 io_pin_pages+0x149/0x180 io_uring/memmap.c:144 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5834 Comm: syz-executor825 Not tainted 6.12.0-next-20241118-syzkaller #0 Call Trace: __io_uaddr_map+0xfb/0x2d0 io_uring/memmap.c:183 io_rings_map io_uring/io_uring.c:261

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: check for overflows in io_pin_pages WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5834 at io_uring/memmap.c:144 io_pin_pages+0x149/0x180 io_uring/memmap.c:144 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5834 Comm: syz-executor825 Not tainted 6.12.0-next-20241118-syzkaller #0 Call Trace: __io_uaddr_map+0xfb/0x2d0 io_uring/memmap.c:183 io_rings_map io_uring/io_uring.c:261

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-53187

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-53187

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-53187

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: check for overflows in io_pin_pages WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5834 at io_uring/memmap.c:144 io_pin_pages+0x149/0x180 io_uring/memmap.c:144 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5834 Comm: syz-executor825 Not tainted 6.12.0-n

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.