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.
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.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-8593-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-772 | |
| References |
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Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | mm/migrate_device: fix pgtable leak in migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-19T14:55:45.509Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.023Z
Link: CVE-2026-63953
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-21T15:15:08Z
Weaknesses
Ubuntu USN