# CVE-2025-39727: mm: swap: fix potential buffer overflow in setup\_clusters()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-07 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: swap: fix potential buffer overflow in setup_clusters() In setup_swap_map(), we only ensure badpages are in range (0, last_page]. As maxpages might be < last_page, setup_clusters() will encounter a buffer overflow when a badpage is >= maxpages. Only call inc_cluster_info_page() for badpage which is < maxpages to fix the issue.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b370800b3f2b3dda244c0ab06719c4971190a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b01ada580ee84fb319e7ecb5fb5b1f54a9eb799
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/815c528b13f2bb9b3130c13bedeabf2351a68129
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/152c1339dc13ad46f1b136e8693de15980750835

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