# CVE-2026-98729: x86/mm: Don't apply va\_align to hugetlb mappings on AMD F15h

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1317a5e7f7b1336eac4097f0ef4f5cd7ae72f1d0, fixed in fe23680e6f1d52b8cc45d77bf7c54249508a81c7; from 1317a5e7f7b1336eac4097f0ef4f5cd7ae72f1d0, fixed in b46b2e2de47ca9449532b0a7110ed99f79061d6e; from 1317a5e7f7b1336eac4097f0ef4f5cd7ae72f1d0, fixed in d2457a7e2727dc747a61a50d65c2f259afce8c45
- Linux: 6.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Don't apply va_align to hugetlb mappings on AMD F15h get_align_mask() returns huge_page_mask_align() for hugetlbfs, but get_align_bits() adds va_align.bits regardless, so vm_unmapped_area() returns an address off the huge page boundary and __unmap_hugepage_range() hits BUG_ON(start & ~huge_page_mask(h)) at teardown. This can be triggered on Carrizo and FX-8370E, both hstates. Pass the file to get_align_bits() and skip the randomisation for hugetlbfs. [ bp: Massage commit message. ]

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe23680e6f1d52b8cc45d77bf7c54249508a81c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b46b2e2de47ca9449532b0a7110ed99f79061d6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2457a7e2727dc747a61a50d65c2f259afce8c45

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