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The hwpoison tag covers Linux kernel memory-failure handling, specifically hardware-poisoned pages and folios. Recent discussions focus on two CVEs: CVE-2025-21907, which fixes a TTU flag update in unmap_poisoned_folio to prevent spurious warnings during reclaim and migration, and CVE-2025-37834, a bug in mm/vmscan that can cause kernel oops or panic when reclaiming a poisoned folio. These issues are critical for multi-tenant and cloud hosts, where memory errors can lead to denial of service. Patches are available in upstream stable trees, and operators are urged to apply them promptly. The tag is relevant for system administrators, kernel developers, and anyone managing Linux servers with memory error handling concerns.
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    Linux Kernel CVE-2025-21907 Fix: Unmap Poisoned Folio TTU Flag Update

    The Linux kernel fix for CVE-2025-21907 closes a subtle but real correctness window in memory‑failure handling: the kernel now updates the TTU (try_to_unmap) flag inside unmap_poisoned_folio to ensure poisoned folios are consistently marked during unmap/migration operations, preventing spurious...
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    CVE-2025-37834 Linux Kernel hwpoison Reclaim Bug: Patch Now for Cloud Hosts

    The Linux kernel security community has assigned CVE-2025-37834 to a recently disclosed memory-management bug in mm/vmscan that can cause a kernel oops or panic by attempting to reclaim a hardware‑poisoned (hwpoison) folio; maintainers have published small, surgical fixes in upstream stable...
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