CVE-2026-72027
mm/compaction: handle free_pages_prepare() properly in compaction_free()
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/compaction: handle free_pages_prepare() properly in compaction_free() free_pages_prepare() can fail but compaction_free() does not handle the failure case. Failed pages should not be added back to cc->freepages for future use, since they can be either PageHWPoison or free_page_is_bad() and might cause data corruption.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Aug 17, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
733aea0b3a7bba0451dfc19322665de13a5b7af4 < de8577db09039d4950239b01446ab5ead9028ab4 733aea0b3a7bba0451dfc19322665de13a5b7af4 < 018d7ad26cb8bdfe9842f2ca68a42b0bfdcc82fe 733aea0b3a7bba0451dfc19322665de13a5b7af4 < 23afc3786acf359c135093893fb43a436768c832 733aea0b3a7bba0451dfc19322665de13a5b7af4 < 7da7d599b8a83271c464adfd5ef160202b470570
Linux / Linux
6.9
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de8577db09039d4950239b01446ab5ead9028ab4 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/018d7ad26cb8bdfe9842f2ca68a42b0bfdcc82fe git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23afc3786acf359c135093893fb43a436768c832 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7da7d599b8a83271c464adfd5ef160202b470570