CVE-2026-53189

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/huge_memory: update file PMD counter before folio_put() __split_huge_pmd_locked() updates the file/shmem RSS counter after dropping the PMD mapping's folio reference. If folio_put() drops the last reference, mm_counter_file() can later read freed folio state via folio_test_swapbacked(). Move the counter update before folio_put().

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJun 25, 2026
First seenJun 25, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, 6.18.36, 7.0.13 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.19 ≤ v < 5.10.259, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.210, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.176, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.143, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.94, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.36, 6.19 ≤ v < 7.0.13, 7.15.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, 6.18.36, 7.0.13

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