CVE-2026-72027

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/018d7ad26cb8bdfe9842f2ca68a42b0bfdcc82fe
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23afc3786acf359c135093893fb43a436768c832
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7da7d599b8a83271c464adfd5ef160202b470570
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de8577db09039d4950239b01446ab5ead9028ab4

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:21

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-72027

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72027

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72027

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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