# CVE-2026-45880: PCI/P2PDMA: Release per-CPU pgmap ref when vm\_insert\_page() fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/P2PDMA: Release per-CPU pgmap ref when vm_insert_page() fails When vm_insert_page() fails in p2pmem_alloc_mmap(), p2pmem_alloc_mmap() doesn't invoke percpu_ref_put() to free the per-CPU ref of pgmap acquired after gen_pool_alloc_owner(), and memunmap_pages() will hang forever when trying to remove the PCI device. Fix it by adding the missed percpu_ref_put().

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baa42b756d183a59572f3890981a3d32b8d05d40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51b7181cfbedf289ce794b6d97a1c596c309ec38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e19cce88ec4c4877f4ff2469099b9cf23cc3e93e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f4dc72efc3204db95d052058d785cad7ce755f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6220694c52a5a04102b48109e4f24e958b559bd3

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