mm/migrate_device: fix pgtable leak in migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-63953 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-19 16:17:14 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-19 16:17:14 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/migrate_device: fix pgtable leak in migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page When migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page() jumps to unlock_abort due to a PMD check failure, the pgtable allocated earlier via pte_alloc_one() is never freed, causing a memory leak. Added free_abort label to release the pgtable in error path. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001890000 probability, percentile 0.087850000 (date 2026-07-20)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a30b48bf1b244f11bf9b6d20cdccfe0c2264130c 24861d04f197bb651e9dfb211978271c15f75a98 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a30b48bf1b244f11bf9b6d20cdccfe0c2264130c 2c6f81d58741349298f51ff697d988cb42881453 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.19 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.19 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.12 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c6f81d58741349298f51ff697d988cb42881453 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/24861d04f197bb651e9dfb211978271c15f75a98 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.