# CVE-2026-53333: mm/mincore: handle non-swap entries before !CONFIG\_SWAP guard

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-01 · Updated: 2026-07-01

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f91ddf67f669f547bb9fb559738da6f8ee2cf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3481d4372ae34243f7025925314385b852c50f7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c25b8734367574e21aeb8468c2e522713134da7

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