CVE-2026-64180

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-19. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/memory_hotplug: fix memory block reference leak on remove

Patch series "mm: Fix memory block leaks and locking", v2.

This series fixes two memory block device reference leaks and one locking issue around the per-memory_block hwpoison counter.

This patch (of 2):

remove_memory_blocks_and_altmaps() looks up each memory block with find_memory_block(), which acquires a reference to the memory block device.

That reference is never dropped on this path, resulting in a leaked device reference when removing memory blocks and their altmaps. Drop the reference after retrieving mem->altmap and clearing mem->altmap, before removing the memory block device.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

mm/memory_hotplug: fix memory block reference leak on remove - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df64c0d21c3f85f844b2f656333e43d97e6ffa74
generic

mm/memory_hotplug: fix memory block reference leak on remove - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ab30c79fc00147125b9c39f928561d9dd13d06
generic

mm/memory_hotplug: fix memory block reference leak on remove - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93866f55f7e292fe3d47d36c9efe5ee10213a06b
generic

mm/memory_hotplug: fix memory block reference leak on remove - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09ce923071e7852ece60d7368e05249bf32c7967

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-64180(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 (27 versions)6.12.94-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (138 versions)7.0.12-1

All Vendor Advisories

(5)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 80× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 924 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-30 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 02:43 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-30 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-27 11:46 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 11:46 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-27 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-26 07:22 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-26 07:22 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-26 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-08-25 07:06 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-25 07:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-24 07:45 UTCVendor advisory
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  21. 2026-08-23 08:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-22 09:02 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-22 09:02 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-22 09:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-08-21 09:41 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-21 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-20 10:20 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-20 10:20 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-20 10:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-19 10:59 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-19 10:59 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-19 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-08-18 11:38 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-18 11:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-17 12:17 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-17 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-16 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-15 13:36 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-15 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-14 14:15 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-14 14:15 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-14 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-13 14:54 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-13 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-12 15:33 UTCEG score recompute 5.50
  34. 2026-08-12 15:33 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-12 15:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-12 15:32 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  37. 2026-08-12 15:02 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-12 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-08-09 09:06 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-09 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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  45. 2026-08-06 03:10 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-06 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-08-02 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-07-30 15:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-07-26 10:51 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-64180?
CVE-2026-64180 is a medium vulnerability published on July 19, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/memory_hotplug: fix memory block reference leak on remove Patch series "mm: Fix memory block leaks and locking", v2. This series fixes two memory block device reference leaks and one locking issue around the per-memory_block…
When was CVE-2026-64180 disclosed?
CVE-2026-64180 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-64180 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-64180 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-64180?
CVE-2026-64180 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-64180?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-64180, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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