CVE-2026-63953: mm/migrate_device: fix pgtable leak in migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-19 · updated 2026-10-30
Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/migrate_device: fix pgtable leak in migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page When migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page() jumps to unlock_abort due to a PMD check failure, the pgtable allocated earlier via pte_alloc_one() is never freed, causing a memory leak. Added free_abort label to release the pgtable in error path.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.19 before 7.0.12; 7.1-rc1, 7.1-rc2, 7.1-rc3, 7.1-rc4, 7.1-rc5 — fixed in 7.0.12
Linux kernel: 6.19 — fixed in 7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.0.12; Linux kernel 7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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