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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to improper handling of device-private PMDs in memory management", "id": "2532153", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532153"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.7", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-824", "details": ["A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory management subsystem. When an HMM-based Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) driver migrates a Transparent Huge Page (THP) to device memory, it can leave a device-private Page Middle Directory (PMD) entry. If a user-space application then attempts to manage this memory range, the kernel may incorrectly process the non-present PMD, leading to a system crash. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS)."], "name": "CVE-2026-89758", "public_date": "2026-09-11T19:47:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89758\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89758\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2858b4027f491e6fdb8ee2d8923798b619bf2791\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d927093b2add7ced588a926c3dc5d7a83f18596"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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