In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/hugetlb: do not dissolve gigantic pages without runtime support

dissolve_free_hugetlb_folio() doesn't check
hstate_is_gigantic_no_runtime(h) though remove_hugetlb_folio()/
update_and_free_hugetlb_folio() silently bail for such folios, so it frees
a still-listed folio and, on vmemmap restore failure, the
add_hugetlb_folio() rollback corrupts the free list.
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugetlb: do not dissolve gigantic pages without runtime support dissolve_free_hugetlb_folio() doesn't check hstate_is_gigantic_no_runtime(h) though remove_hugetlb_folio()/ update_and_free_hugetlb_folio() silently bail for such folios, so it frees a still-listed folio and, on vmemmap restore failure, the add_hugetlb_folio() rollback corrupts the free list.
Title mm/hugetlb: do not dissolve gigantic pages without runtime support
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T15:17:12.898Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.353Z

Link: CVE-2026-98506

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:01.717

Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:01.717

Link: CVE-2026-98506

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Updated: 2026-10-18T17:00:09Z

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