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

hugetlbfs: release subpool on fill_super failure

hugetlbfs_fill_super() allocates a hugepage subpool when size or min_size
mount options are specified. hugepage_new_subpool() may also reserve huge
pages for min_size.

If root dentry creation fails after the subpool is created, the failure
path frees the subpool with kfree(). This bypasses hugepage_put_subpool()
and can leave min_size reservations charged.

Use hugepage_put_subpool() on the failure path, matching the normal
put_super path.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4817-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4841-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6528-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8961-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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History

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-400

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hugetlbfs: release subpool on fill_super failure hugetlbfs_fill_super() allocates a hugepage subpool when size or min_size mount options are specified. hugepage_new_subpool() may also reserve huge pages for min_size. If root dentry creation fails after the subpool is created, the failure path frees the subpool with kfree(). This bypasses hugepage_put_subpool() and can leave min_size reservations charged. Use hugepage_put_subpool() on the failure path, matching the normal put_super path.
Title hugetlbfs: release subpool on fill_super failure
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: 2026-10-19T09:01:01.727Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.797Z

Link: CVE-2026-90283

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:25.063

Modified: 2026-10-19T09:19:21.850

Link: CVE-2026-90283

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Updated: 2026-09-19T14:45:14Z

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