Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2026-53207
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
A recursive spinlock self-deadlock (AA deadlock) can occur on `hugetlb lock` when two concurrent `madvise(MADV HWPOISON)` calls are made on the same hugetlb page while racing with a concurrent unmap. This happens because the `out:` path in the ` get huge page for hwpoison()` function calls `folio put()` to drop the GUP reference while the `hugetlb lock` is still held by the `get huge page for hwpoison()` wrapper. If a concurrent unmap has already released the page table mapping reference, `folio put()` reduces the folio refcount to zero, triggering `free huge folio()`, which then attempts to re-acquire the non-recursive `hugetlb lock`, resulting in a deadlock.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.