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CVE-2026-72212— mm/memory_hotplug: fix incorrect altmap passing in error path

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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 6.8版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在错误路径中调用arch_remove_memory()时错误传递NULL altmap参数，可能导致内存损坏。

AI Predicted 7.8 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.20% · P10

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 6b8f0798b85aa529011570369db985a788f3003f< 3833e6abdbbfb59ec8203a84a84206cb7ffb41ac affected
6b8f0798b85aa529011570369db985a788f3003f< 722e6c54bde6391fb95f0357f555aca887c7b18c affected
6b8f0798b85aa529011570369db985a788f3003f< 2f9e3ec17c3d2093c664c00a027588a446c39894 affected
6b8f0798b85aa529011570369db985a788f3003f< 2fac4afa0e2e68841334c78c1821e49f74fbc66a affected
6.8 affected
< 6.8 unaffected
6.12.97≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.18.40≤ 6.18.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72212

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
mm/memory_hotplug: fix incorrect altmap passing in error path
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/memory_hotplug: fix incorrect altmap passing in error path In create_altmaps_and_memory_blocks(), when arch_add_memory() succeeds with memmap_on_memory enabled, the vmemmap pages are allocated from params.altmap. If create_memory_block_devices() subsequently fails, the error path calls arch_remove_memory() with a NULL altmap instead of params.altmap. This is a bug that could lead to memory corruption. Since altmap is NULL, vmemmap_free() falls back to freeing the vmemmap pages into the system buddy allocator via free_pages() instead of the altmap. arch_remove_memory() then immediately destroys the physical linear mapping for this memory. This injects unowned pages into the buddy allocator, causing machine checks or memory corruption if the system later attempts to allocate and use those freed pages. Fix this by passing params.altmap to arch_remove_memory() in the error path.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
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 6.8版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在错误路径中调用arch_remove_memory()时错误传递NULL altmap参数，可能导致内存损坏。
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 6b8f0798b85aa529011570369db985a788f3003f ~ 3833e6abdbbfb59ec8203a84a84206cb7ffb41ac -
Linux Linux 6.8 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72212 (4)

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-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
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-2026-74268 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: clear sock_ops cb flags before force-closing a child socket
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-2026-74478 9.8 CRITICAL um: vector: fix use-after-free in vector_mmsg_rx()
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-2026-74269 9.8 CRITICAL bnxt: fix head underflow on XDP head-grow
CVE-2026-72194 9.8 CRITICAL fs/ntfs3: add depth limit to indx_find_buffer to prevent stack overflow
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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