Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-80729mm/huge_memory: initialise workingset state before folio split

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/huge_memory: initialise workingset state before folio split xas_try_split() adds __GFP_ACCOUNT for page-cache xa_nodes, but __folio_split() leaves the xa_state's xa_lru unset. That lets a live, memcg-charged xa_node exist without being linked into the mapping's shadow_nodes list_lru; when reclaim later walks the list_lru it trips VM_WARN_ON(!css_is_dying()). Use mapping_set_update() to install both the workingset update callback and the shadow_nodes list_lru on the xa_state.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:14linux7.1.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80729

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 58729c04cf1092b87aeef0bf0998c9e2e4771133 – before dc87b56b43c9143f2405e434cff1530c3488b57158729c04cf1092b87aeef0bf0998c9e2e4771133 – before d858f7c9fc514f1d9d3be7d00b2dd4e2f2383b5558729c04cf1092b87aeef0bf0998c9e2e4771133 – before aca1f2d5de17e138bc6c4859126b77e516b82541
Linux Linux 6.15

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