CVE-2024-26987 mm/memory-failure: fix deadlock when hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap is enabled

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Microsoft Addresses Vulnerabilities in Memory Management with CVEs Microsoft has published information on two critical vulnerabilities affecting memory management in their systems. CVE-2024-26987, published on May 1, 2024, addresses a deadlock issue when hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap is enabled, while CVE-2025-37958, published on May 20, 2025, fixes a problem with dereferencing an invalid pmd migration entry. These vulnerabilities could impact system stability and performance. 2 sources 41