CVE-2026-74524
riscv: mm: Fix out-of-bounds page-table walk during memory hot-remove
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: mm: Fix out-of-bounds page-table walk during memory hot-remove remove_pud_mapping() and remove_p4d_mapping() obtain a child table base with pud_offset(p4dp, 0) and p4d_offset(pgd, 0), then add the index for addr. RISC-V folds page-table levels at runtime. When a level is folded, its offset helper returns the parent entry itself, but the index can still be nonzero. Adding it walks past the parent table. Sv48 folds P4D, while Sv39 folds both P4D and PUD, so memory hot-remove can descend into unrelated memory and pass an invalid page to __free_pages(). This can trigger: kernel BUG at include/linux/mm.h:1810! VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(page_ref_count(page) == 0) arch_remove_memory+0x1e/0x5c try_remove_memory+0x15e/0x200 remove_memory+0x24/0x3c Only add the index when the corresponding page-table level is enabled, matching p4d_offset() and pud_offset().
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 15, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 15, 2026, 1:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
- Apply the specific patch for RISC-V memory hot-remove.
- Verify the fix by testing memory hot-remove operations.
- Ensure page table walks are correctly handled.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'c75a74f4ba19c904c0ae1e011ae2568449409ae4', 'lessThan': '1da6d832eda02d908df11a30ba6a856b98a3dd76', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'c75a74f4ba19c904c0ae1e011ae2568449409ae4', 'lessThan': '54e07a158f7aea2754849d3a5a4cba1ac338ae7e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'c75a74f4ba19c904c0ae1e011ae2568449409ae4', 'lessThan': '1bb0ef8069ef158d245bac91ac178bb4f1a7ccd2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'c75a74f4ba19c904c0ae1e011ae2568449409ae4', 'lessThan': 'a0188cc133696627857d16054e43f9ebc7efc821', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['arch/riscv/mm/init.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.11'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.11', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.103', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.44', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.8', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc6', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['arch/riscv/mm/init.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: mm: Fix out-of-bounds page-table walk during memory hot-remove remove_pud_mapping() and remove_p4d_mapping() obtain a child table base with pud_offset(p4dp, 0) and p4d_offset(pgd, 0), then add the index for addr. RISC-V folds page-table levels at runtime. When a level is folded, its offset helper returns the parent entry itself, but the index can still be nonzero. Adding it walks past the parent table. Sv48 folds P4D, while Sv39 folds both P4D and PUD, so memory hot-remove can descend into unrelated memory and pass an invalid page to __free_pages(). This can trigger: kernel BUG at include/linux/mm.h:1810! VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(page_ref_count(page) == 0) arch_remove_memory+0x1e/0x5c try_remove_memory+0x15e/0x200 remove_memory+0x24/0x3c Only add the index when the corresponding page-table level is enabled, matching p4d_offset() and pud_offset(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb0ef8069ef158d245bac91ac178bb4f1a7ccd2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da6d832eda02d908df11a30ba6a856b98a3dd76 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54e07a158f7aea2754849d3a5a4cba1ac338ae7e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0188cc133696627857d16054e43f9ebc7efc821