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CVE-2026-72169— kho: make sure scratch size is always aligned by CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.16版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于scratch size未按CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES对齐，可能导致内核释放部分scratch的页块。

AI Predicted 3.3 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.20% · P10

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683< b8271be34bce151597da5b5179e0648c281322a4 affected
3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683< 9fefab759f59bf891bef7be15aee4bc7caec7ec3 affected
3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683< 0e39380a7316122e1b00012b3f3cd3e318b3e7d3 affected
6.16 affected
< 6.16 unaffected
6.18.42≤ 6.18.* unaffected
7.1.5≤ 7.1.* unaffected
7.2≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72169

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Vulnerability Title
kho: make sure scratch size is always aligned by CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kho: make sure scratch size is always aligned by CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES When using scratch_scale, the scratch sizes are rounded up to CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES since they will be released as MIGRATE_CMA. This is not done when using fixed scratch sizes via command line. This can result in user specifying a size which is not aligned, and thus kernel releasing a pageblock that is only partially scratch. Do the rounding up for both cases in scratch_size_update().
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.16版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于scratch size未按CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES对齐，可能导致内核释放部分scratch的页块。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683 ~ b8271be34bce151597da5b5179e0648c281322a4 -
Linux Linux 6.16 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72169 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 845 CVEs total

CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-74280 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-72408 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: gate GRO hint in geneve_gro_complete() on gs->gro_hint
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-72201 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: validate index entries on reading
CVE-2026-72065 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC
CVE-2026-72064 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Sync page pool RX frags for CPU
CVE-2026-74480 9.8 CRITICAL net: bridge: stop fast-leave after deleting a port group
CVE-2026-72191 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs3: validate split-point offset in indx_insert_into_buffer
CVE-2026-72192 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs3: bound to_move in indx_insert_into_root before hdr_insert_head
CVE-2026-74478 9.8 CRITICAL um: vector: fix use-after-free in vector_mmsg_rx()
CVE-2026-72194 9.8 CRITICAL fs/ntfs3: add depth limit to indx_find_buffer to prevent stack overflow
CVE-2026-74269 9.8 CRITICAL bnxt: fix head underflow on XDP head-grow
CVE-2026-72209 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: validate attribute values on lookup
CVE-2026-72211 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: grow index root value before reparent header update
CVE-2026-72210 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: fix off-by-one in mapping pairs decoding bounds checks

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