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title: "CVE-2026-89758: Linux Kernel - Denial of Service"
description: "Linux kernel contains a memory management vulnerability caused by improper handling of non-present device-private PMDs in queue_folios_pmd(), letting attackers trigger kernel oops or VM_BUG_ON via HMM-based GPU driver migration, exploit requires GPU driver migration of anonymous THP folio."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-89758/
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# CVE-2026-89758 Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Linux kernel contains a memory management vulnerability caused by improper handling of non-present device-private PMDs in queue\_folios\_pmd(), letting attackers trigger kernel oops or VM\_BUG\_ON via HMM-based GPU driver migration, exploit requires GPU driver migration of anonymous THP folio.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89758)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

11 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to the kernel version including patch series "mm: handle device-private PMDs in walk callbacks", v3 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89758](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89758)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2858b4027f491e6fdb8ee2d8923798b619bf2791](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2858b4027f491e6fdb8ee2d8923798b619bf2791)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d927093b2add7ced588a926c3dc5d7a83f18596](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d927093b2add7ced588a926c3dc5d7a83f18596)

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