FKIE_CVE-2026-64295

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-25 10:17 - Updated: 2026-07-30 15:00
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: page_ext: add count limit to page_ext_iter_next to prevent invalid PFN access The page_ext iteration API does not validate if the PFN still belongs to a valid section while advancing the iterator. When dynamically adding memory in the hotplug path, it can lead to a NULL pointer dereference during page_ext_lookup at the boundary of the last valid section when iterator count equals __pgcount. The for_each_page_ext() macro calls page_ext_iter_next() as its loop increment. for_each_page_ext() does a "__page_ext = page_ext_iter_next(&__iter)" at the end. This causes page_ext_iter_next() to increment iter->index past __pgcount and call page_ext_lookup(start_pfn + __pgcount). During memory hotplug (online), the PFN at start_pfn + __pgcount may belong to a section that has not yet been initialized, causing page_ext_lookup() to trigger a NULL pointer dereference. [ 14.555124][ T846] Call trace: [ 14.555125][ T846] lookup_page_ext+0x6c/0x108 (P) [ 14.555127][ T846] page_ext_lookup+0x30/0x3c [ 14.555129][ T846] __reset_page_owner+0x11c/0x260 [ 14.571201][ T846] __free_pages_ok+0x5e8/0x8e0 [ 14.571204][ T846] __free_pages_core+0x78/0xf0 [ 14.571206][ T846] generic_online_page+0x14/0x24 [ 14.597782][ T846] online_pages+0x178/0x30c [ 14.597784][ T846] memory_block_change_state+0x284/0x32c [ 14.597787][ T846] memory_subsys_online+0x4c/0x64 [ 14.597789][ T846] device_online+0x88/0xb0 [ 14.597791][ T846] online_memory_block+0x30/0x40 [ 14.597793][ T846] walk_memory_blocks+0xac/0xe8 [ 14.597794][ T846] add_memory_resource+0x280/0x298 [ 14.656161][ T846] add_memory+0x60/0x98 Move the iteration boundary enforcement inside the iterator functions, so callers cannot inadvertently access beyond the requested range.
Impacted products
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "include/linux/page_ext.h"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "8dcaa0f87a88d720d13106f3a306c6b61d189d86",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9039b9096ea27a20f0349d1537537663c935c8ed",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "377b1cd6bbcf327338cd951cc2fd74bc75540235",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9039b9096ea27a20f0349d1537537663c935c8ed",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "ffd017237cfe99e6e5602ab14179b0e6878a0840",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9039b9096ea27a20f0349d1537537663c935c8ed",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "include/linux/page_ext.h"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.15"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.15",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.18.39",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.1.4",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.2-rc3",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmm: page_ext: add count limit to page_ext_iter_next to prevent invalid PFN access\n\nThe page_ext iteration API does not validate if the PFN still belongs to a\nvalid section while advancing the iterator.  When dynamically adding\nmemory in the hotplug path, it can lead to a NULL pointer dereference\nduring page_ext_lookup at the boundary of the last valid section when\niterator count equals __pgcount.\n\nThe for_each_page_ext() macro calls page_ext_iter_next() as its loop\nincrement.  for_each_page_ext() does a \"__page_ext =\npage_ext_iter_next(\u0026__iter)\" at the end.  This causes page_ext_iter_next()\nto increment iter-\u003eindex past __pgcount and call page_ext_lookup(start_pfn\n+ __pgcount).  During memory hotplug (online), the PFN at start_pfn +\n__pgcount may belong to a section that has not yet been initialized,\ncausing page_ext_lookup() to trigger a NULL pointer dereference.\n\n[   14.555124][  T846] Call trace:\n[   14.555125][  T846]  lookup_page_ext+0x6c/0x108 (P)\n[   14.555127][  T846]  page_ext_lookup+0x30/0x3c\n[   14.555129][  T846]  __reset_page_owner+0x11c/0x260\n[   14.571201][  T846]  __free_pages_ok+0x5e8/0x8e0\n[   14.571204][  T846]  __free_pages_core+0x78/0xf0\n[   14.571206][  T846]  generic_online_page+0x14/0x24\n[   14.597782][  T846]  online_pages+0x178/0x30c\n[   14.597784][  T846]  memory_block_change_state+0x284/0x32c\n[   14.597787][  T846]  memory_subsys_online+0x4c/0x64\n[   14.597789][  T846]  device_online+0x88/0xb0\n[   14.597791][  T846]  online_memory_block+0x30/0x40\n[   14.597793][  T846]  walk_memory_blocks+0xac/0xe8\n[   14.597794][  T846]  add_memory_resource+0x280/0x298\n[   14.656161][  T846]  add_memory+0x60/0x98\n\nMove the iteration boundary enforcement inside the iterator functions, so\ncallers cannot inadvertently access beyond the requested range."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-64295",
  "lastModified": "2026-07-30T15:00:27.343",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-07-25T10:17:10.277",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/377b1cd6bbcf327338cd951cc2fd74bc75540235"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dcaa0f87a88d720d13106f3a306c6b61d189d86"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd017237cfe99e6e5602ab14179b0e6878a0840"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}



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