CVE-2026-97943

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm/pat: Acquire initmm write lock on collapse to avoid UAF x86 implements page attribute modification using its Change Page Attributes CPA mechanism. This tracks properties of ranges such as cache mode through x86 page...

CVE-2026-97943

The Linux kernel contains a vulnerability in the x86 architecture's Change Page Attributes (CPA) mechanism. Specifically, the cpa_collapse_large_pages() function can collapse kernel page table entries into huge page table entries and free the old page tables without holding necessary locks. This ...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-97943

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - x86/mm/pat: Acquire initmm write lock on collapse to avoid UAF x86 implements page attribute modification using its Change Page Attributes CPA mechanism. This...