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.
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8726-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Workaround

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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-476

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title mm: page_ext: add count limit to page_ext_iter_next to prevent invalid PFN access
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T04:52:52.693Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.778Z

Link: CVE-2026-64295

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-25T10:17:10.277

Modified: 2026-08-17T05:17:29.090

Link: CVE-2026-64295

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-64295 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T13:45:06Z

Weaknesses