CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-63953

Low risk· EPSS 9%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

A memory leak was found in the Linux kernel's migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page function. When a PMD check fails, the previously allocated page table (pgtable) is not freed, causing a memory leak. A free_abort label was added to release the pgtable in the error path.

Risk Assessment

The memory leak can gradually exhaust system resources, potentially leading to system instability or denial of service (DoS) under prolonged operation.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit adding the free_abort label). Monitor for the patch from your distributor and apply it as part of routine patch management.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS