diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 85f8bafc..fd1e7ada 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "libc 0.2.177",
  "uuid",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.17.1",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2061,7 +2061,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "virglrenderer",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
  "virtio-vsock",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
  "vsock",
 ]
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.17.1",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2327,7 +2327,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc 0.2.177",
  "log",
  "virtio-bindings",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.17.1",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@ checksum = "8e7822f0d005c2451d4cdbb42cc9581cabb42a0fb64347efe5492fa548e8931a"
 dependencies = [
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.17.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2356,6 +2356,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vm-memory"
+version = "0.18.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b55e753c7725603745cb32b2287ef7ef3da05c03c7702cda3fa8abe25ae0465"
+dependencies = [
+ "arc-swap",
+ "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "libc 0.2.177",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
+ "vmm-sys-util",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vmm-sys-util"
 version = "0.15.0"
diff --git a/staging/Cargo.lock b/staging/Cargo.lock
index 72a2bd78..178dde2a 100644
--- a/staging/Cargo.lock
+++ b/staging/Cargo.lock
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
  "libc",
  "uuid",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.17.1",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost-user-backend",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.18.0",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "vhost",
  "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.17.1",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
  "virtio-bindings",
- "vm-memory",
+ "vm-memory 0.17.1",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
@@ -880,6 +880,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vm-memory"
+version = "0.18.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9b55e753c7725603745cb32b2287ef7ef3da05c03c7702cda3fa8abe25ae0465"
+dependencies = [
+ "arc-swap",
+ "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "libc",
+ "thiserror 2.0.17",
+ "vmm-sys-util",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vmm-sys-util"
 version = "0.15.0"
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-video/Cargo.toml b/staging/vhost-device-video/Cargo.toml
index 86983a43..0b9b2e1c 100644
--- a/staging/vhost-device-video/Cargo.toml
+++ b/staging/vhost-device-video/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 v4l2r = { git =  "https://github.com/Gnurou/v4l2r", rev = "110fd77", optional = true }
 
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ assert_matches = "1.5"
 rstest = "0.26.1"
 tempfile = "3.23.0"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
diff --git a/vhost-device-can/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-can/Cargo.toml
index 4e779207..2cf052e4 100644
--- a/vhost-device-can/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-can/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
diff --git a/vhost-device-console/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-console/Cargo.toml
index fd149b9a..2203ce8e 100644
--- a/vhost-device-console/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-console/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-gpio/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-gpio/Cargo.toml
index c58fa834..d91af770 100644
--- a/vhost-device-gpio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-gpio/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_env = "gnu")'.dependencies]
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ libgpiod = "1.0"
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
diff --git a/vhost-device-gpu/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-gpu/Cargo.toml
index 6eae2d6d..115a9e19 100644
--- a/vhost-device-gpu/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-gpu/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15.0", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17.0"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15.0"
 bitflags = "2.10.0"
 
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ mockall = "0.14.0"
 rusty-fork = "0.3.1"
 tempfile = "3.23"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
diff --git a/vhost-device-i2c/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-i2c/Cargo.toml
index 3945ca9d..9cba6a1f 100644
--- a/vhost-device-i2c/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-i2c/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-input/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-input/Cargo.toml
index f495c1de..660f3ef9 100644
--- a/vhost-device-input/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-input/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 evdev = "0.13"
 nix = { version = "0.30", features = ["ioctl"] }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ nix = { version = "0.30", features = ["ioctl"] }
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-rng/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-rng/Cargo.toml
index be1d34de..e3524ff7 100644
--- a/vhost-device-rng/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-rng/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-scmi/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-scmi/Cargo.toml
index 44ff78c2..0c320963 100644
--- a/vhost-device-scmi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-scmi/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/vhost-device-scsi/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-scsi/Cargo.toml
index 2db22150..95bb37cc 100644
--- a/vhost-device-scsi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-scsi/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/vhost-device-sound/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-sound/Cargo.toml
index 1813a4c5..5e3d0fa6 100644
--- a/vhost-device-sound/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-sound/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 # Make alsa and pipewire backends available only on gnu
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ gst-audio = {package = "gstreamer-audio", version = "0.24.2", optional = true, f
 rstest = "0.26.1"
 tempfile = "3.23"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_env = "gnu")'.dev-dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.9.2" }
diff --git a/vhost-device-spi/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-spi/Cargo.toml
index 452a2c5d..c477fa1e 100644
--- a/vhost-device-spi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-spi/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 bitflags = "2.10.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-template/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-template/Cargo.toml
index 4c8b27f2..46227e3c 100644
--- a/vhost-device-template/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-template/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ vhost = { version = "0.15", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
 vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_matches = "1.5"
 virtio-queue = { version = "0.17", features = ["test-utils"] }
-vm-memory = { version = "0.17.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/vhost-device-vsock/Cargo.toml b/vhost-device-vsock/Cargo.toml
index 9d13818b..d953a096 100644
--- a/vhost-device-vsock/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhost-device-vsock/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ vhost-user-backend = "0.21"
 virtio-bindings = "0.2.5"
 virtio-queue = "0.17"
 virtio-vsock = "0.11"
-vm-memory = "0.17.1"
+vm-memory = "0.18.0"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.15"
 figment = { version = "0.10.19", features = ["yaml"] }
 vsock = { version = "0.5.2", optional = true }