kernel: mm/huge_memory: update file PMD counter before folio_put()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory management, specifically within the huge page mechanism. When a huge page is split, the system updates a counter after releasing a reference to the memory. This timing issue can lead to the system attempting to read from memory that has already been...

SUSE CVE-2026-53189

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugememory: update file PMD counter before folioput splithugepmdlocked updates the file/shmem RSS counter after dropping the PMD mapping's folio reference. If folioput drops the last reference, mmcounterfile can later read fre...

CVE-2026-53189

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugememory: update file PMD counter before folioput splithugepmdlocked updates the file/shmem RSS counter after dropping the PMD mapping's folio reference. If folioput drops the last reference, mmcounterfile can later read fre...

CVE-2026-53189 mm/huge_memory: update file PMD counter before folio_put()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hugememory: update file PMD counter before folioput splithugepmdlocked updates the file/shmem RSS counter after dropping the PMD mapping's folio reference. If folioput drops the last reference, mmcounterfile can later read fre...

PT-2026-52285

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description An issue exists in the split huge pmd locked function where the file or shmem Resident Set Size RSS counter is updated after the PMD mapping's folio reference is dropped. If the folio pu...