CVE-2026-46277: mm/zone_device: do not touch device folio after calling ->folio_free()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-08 · updated 2026-07-23

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/zone_device: do not touch device folio after calling ->folio_free() The contents of a device folio can immediately change after calling ->folio_free(), as the folio may be reallocated by a driver with a different order. Instead of touching the folio again to extract the pgmap, use the local stack variable when calling percpu_ref_put_many().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.19 before 7.0.4 — fixed in 7.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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