Bug 2516366 (CVE-2026-72180) - CVE-2026-72180 kernel: mm/huge_memory: preserve pmd_swp_uffd_wp on device-private PMD downgrade
Summary: CVE-2026-72180 kernel: mm/huge_memory: preserve pmd_swp_uffd_wp on device-pri...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72180
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 14:29 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:08:44 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/huge_memory: preserve pmd_swp_uffd_wp on device-private PMD downgrade

change_non_present_huge_pmd() rewrites a writable device-private PMD swap
entry into a readable one without carrying pmd_swp_uffd_wp() across.  The
PTE-level change_softleaf_pte() does this correctly; mirror that here,
matching what copy_huge_pmd() does for the fork path.  Without the carry,
a plain mprotect() over a UFFD_WP-marked device-private THP strips the bit
and the trap is bypassed on swap-in.


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