High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89593
hugetlb: only adjust reservation during unmapping if mapcount is 0
7.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hugetlb: only adjust reservation during unmapping if mapcount is 0
Since df7a6d1f6405, __unmap_hugepage_range can adjust reservations. In
the case of folio mapped in both a parent and a child, if the parent
unmaps the range first, the reservation adjustment will result in an
underflow of the reserved count. Once the child unmaps the range, the
count is restored. Change __unmap_hugepage_range() to check the mapcount
before adjusting the reservation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
df7a6d1f64056aec572162c5d35ed9ff86ece6f3 before b0b1b9ca80b795ed2223e76dd787db7067121fb9; df7a6d1f64056aec572162c5d35ed9ff86ece6f3 before a3c65af20cceb7f997847727636b4017326f845d; df7a6d1f64056aec572162c5d35ed9ff86ece6f3 before 0f001491e5a2ec69aa9d5dd6b799e5742245f9ea; df7a6d1f64056aec572162c5d35ed9ff86ece6f3 before 5120b1e048d48596ffaec1a8412012a91adba73b; 6.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89593
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89593
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f001491e5a2ec69aa9d5dd6b799e5742245f9ea
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5120b1e048d48596ffaec1a8412012a91adba73b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c65af20cceb7f997847727636b4017326f845d
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b1b9ca80b795ed2223e76dd787db7067121fb9
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