Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72169 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in kho: make sure scratch size is always aligned by CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683 <b8271be34bce151597da5b5179e0648c281322a4 || >=3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683 <9fefab759f59bf891bef7be15aee4bc7caec7ec3 || >=3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683 <0e39380a7316122e1b00012b3f3cd3e318b3e7d3 | b8271be34bce151597da5b5179e0648c281322a4, 9fefab759f59bf891bef7be15aee4bc7caec7ec3, 0e39380a7316122e1b00012b3f3cd3e318b3e7d3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kho: make sure scratch size is always aligned by CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES When using scratch_scale, the scratch sizes are rounded up to CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES since they will be released as MIGRATE_CMA. This is not done when using fixed scratch sizes via command line. This can result in user specifying a size which is not aligned, and thus kernel releasing a pageblock that is only partially scratch. Do the rounding up for both cases in scratch_size_update().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72169 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in kho: make sure scratch size is always aligned by CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683 <b8271be34bce151597da5b5179e0648c281322a4 || >=3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683 <9fefab759f59bf891bef7be15aee4bc7caec7ec3 || >=3dc92c311498c4d307cfdd0c6c3ac9355b50f683 <0e39380a7316122e1b00012b3f3cd3e318b3e7d3 | b8271be34bce151597da5b5179e0648c281322a4, 9fefab759f59bf891bef7be15aee4bc7caec7ec3, 0e39380a7316122e1b00012b3f3cd3e318b3e7d3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kho: make sure scratch size is always aligned by CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES When using scratch_scale, the scratch sizes are rounded up to CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES since they will be released as MIGRATE_CMA. This is not done when using fixed scratch sizes via command line. This can result in user specifying a size which is not aligned, and thus kernel releasing a pageblock that is only partially scratch. Do the rounding up for both cases in scratch_size_update().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.