High [CVE-2026-74721] Fix page-insertion errors in amdxdna_insert_pages
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-74721.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amxdna: Fix page-insertion errors in amdxdna_insert_pages() Two error paths in amdxdna_insert_pages() called vma->vm_ops->close(vma) before returning an error code to the caller.
This is incorrect: amdxdna_gem_obj_mmap() registers an HMM interval notifier before calling amdxdna_insert_pages(), and on a hard error it jumps to hmm_unreg to undo that registration.
Calling vm_ops->close() manually — which drops the shmem pages_pin_count and the GEM object reference that backs the VMA — before the mmap syscall has even returned causes those resources to be released while the VMA is still alive.
The kernel VMA teardown will call vm_ops->close() a second time when the process later unmaps the range, producing a reference count underflow. Replace both hard-error returns with a deferred-fault approach that keeps the VMA alive and retries page insertion through the HMM range-fault path.
Specifically, an error in the `amdxdna_insert_pages()` function causes system resources to be released too early. This premature release can lead to a critical error when the system later attempts to free the same resources, resulting in a reference count underflow.
This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause the system to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Affected versions
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Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
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