Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/migrate_device: avoid out-of-bounds writes for compound folios

migrate_device_range() and migrate_device_pfns() clear the entries
following a compound folio so that the PFN arrays retain their
page-granular representation.

If a compound folio extends beyond the end of the caller-provided range,
the loops clear all following folio entries without limiting them to the
number of slots remaining in the npages-sized array, causing an
out-of-bounds write.

Do not proceed with a compound folio if its page-granular representation
does not fit entirely in the remaining PFN array. If this happens, drop
any reference and lock acquired for the folio, clear the remaining
entries, and stop collecting.

Observed with a KASAN x86 QEMU kernel using the HMM migrate_anon_huge_zero
selftest. Closing /dev/hmm_dmirror0 after migrating an anonymous huge
page to device memory exercises:

dmirror_fops_release()
-> dmirror_device_evict_chunk()
-> migrate_device_range()
Published: 2026-09-16
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/migrate_device: avoid out-of-bounds writes for compound folios migrate_device_range() and migrate_device_pfns() clear the entries following a compound folio so that the PFN arrays retain their page-granular representation. If a compound folio extends beyond the end of the caller-provided range, the loops clear all following folio entries without limiting them to the number of slots remaining in the npages-sized array, causing an out-of-bounds write. Do not proceed with a compound folio if its page-granular representation does not fit entirely in the remaining PFN array. If this happens, drop any reference and lock acquired for the folio, clear the remaining entries, and stop collecting. Observed with a KASAN x86 QEMU kernel using the HMM migrate_anon_huge_zero selftest. Closing /dev/hmm_dmirror0 after migrating an anonymous huge page to device memory exercises: dmirror_fops_release() -> dmirror_device_evict_chunk() -> migrate_device_range()
Title mm/migrate_device: avoid out-of-bounds writes for compound folios
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T14:40:44.952Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.778Z

Link: CVE-2026-89967

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T11:17:07.283

Modified: 2026-09-16T15:18:20.980

Link: CVE-2026-89967

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