# CVE-2026-93076: dax/fsdev: clear vmemmap\_shift when binding static pgmap

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from d5406bd458b0ac10b1301a4d5801d85c8f648637, fixed in d298a0513aaf7d48f2a9f4a90041de910750cfcf; from d5406bd458b0ac10b1301a4d5801d85c8f648637, fixed in e0239229931faf9ca3367e3befcf16f77b2cd45b
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dax/fsdev: clear vmemmap_shift when binding static pgmap Clear pgmap->vmemmap_shift for static DAX devices. When rebinding a static device from device_dax (which may set vmemmap_shift based on alignment) to fsdev_dax, the stale vmemmap_shift persists on the shared pgmap. Explicitly zero it before devm_memremap_pages() so the vmemmap is built for order-0 folios as fsdev requires.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d298a0513aaf7d48f2a9f4a90041de910750cfcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0239229931faf9ca3367e3befcf16f77b2cd45b

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