CVE-2026-89593 Affecting kernel-64kb package, versions <6.12.0-160000.40.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-KERNEL64KB-21882555
  • published30 Oct 2026
  • disclosed24 Oct 2026

Introduced: 24 Oct 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 kernel-64kb to version 6.12.0-160000.40.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64kb package and not the kernel-64kb package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hugetlb: only adjust reservation during unmapping if mapcount is 0

Since df7a6d1f6405, __unmap_hugepage_range can adjust reservations. In the case of folio mapped in both a parent and a child, if the parent unmaps the range first, the reservation adjustment will result in an underflow of the reserved count. Once the child unmaps the range, the count is restored. Change __unmap_hugepage_range() to check the mapcount before adjusting the reservation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1