CVE-2026-72027 — mm/compaction: handle free_pages_prepare() properly in compaction_free()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/compaction: handle free_pages_prepare() properly in compaction_free() free_pages_prepare() can fail but …
Published: 2026-08-15 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/compaction: handle free_pages_prepare() properly in compaction_free() free_pages_prepare() can fail but compaction_free() does not handle the failure case. Failed pages should not be added back to cc->freepages for future use, since they can be either PageHWPoison or free_page_is_bad() and might cause data corruption.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7