# CVE-2026-74644: mm/damon/ops-common: putback folios on invalid migrate nid

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.105, 6.17
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-08-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.12.44, fixed in 6.12.105; from 6.16.4, fixed in 6.17
- Linux: 6.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/ops-common: putback folios on invalid migrate nid damon_pa_migrate() and damos_va_migrate() isolate folios into a local list and then call damon_migrate_pages(). When target_nid is invalid (including the scheme default NUMA_NO_NODE / -1), damon_migrate_pages() returns early without putting the folios back to the LRU. Callers then discard the list head while those folios remain isolated with an extra reference taken by folio_isolate_lru(). The pages stay off the LRU for as long as the mapping exists (anon active+inactive counts drop while RSS does not), and the leftover references can pin the pages after the mapping is gone. Put the folios back on the invalid-nid path so ignored migration requests still return them to the LRU.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.105, 6.17) per the references below.
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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/7001c0a1bc9018cd5b2b72ebebb216d738b2ec81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460181e4bb47a57776c64f0832c2096de8878cb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfef454862b7d2776e0955b873dd59af6b47cfcb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5deb65c34e682e7c5f5df417a70e223e8fcc5f5a

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