CVE-2026-45953

md/raid5: fix IO hang with degraded array with llbitmap

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid5: fix IO hang with degraded array with llbitmap When llbitmap bit state is still unwritten, any new write should force rcw, as bitmap_ops->blocks_synced() is checked in handle_stripe_dirtying(). However, later the same check is missing in need_this_block(), causing stripe to deadloop during handling because handle_stripe() will decide to go to handle_stripe_fill(), meanwhile need_this_block() always return 0 and nothing is handled.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.18 ≤ v < 6.18.146.18 ≤ v < 6.19.46.18 ≤ v < 7.06.19 ≤ v < 6.19.45ab829f1971dc99f2aac10846c378e67fc875abc6.18
Vendor states this is fixed in 28ef299e7a5b81817f8ca8297c2ddff28f5da5e8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 870b9f15867b0e70f3459ef3974b043e8b229690 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cd1635d844d26471c56c0a432abdee12fc9ad735 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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