CVE-2026-46045

md/md-llbitmap: skip reading rdevs that are not in_sync

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/md-llbitmap: skip reading rdevs that are not in_sync When reading bitmap pages from member disks, the code iterates through all rdevs and attempts to read from the first available one. However, it only checks for raid_disk assignment and Faulty flag, missing the In_sync flag check. This can cause bitmap data to be read from spare disks that are still being rebuilt and don't have valid bitmap information yet. Reading stale or uninitialized bitmap data from such disks can lead to incorrect dirty bit tracking, potentially causing data corruption during recovery or normal operation. Add the In_sync flag check to ensure bitmap pages are only read from fully synchronized member disks that have valid bitmap data.

Affected

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

6.18 ≤ v < 6.18.276.18 ≤ v < 7.0.46.18 ≤ v < 7.16.19 ≤ v < 7.0.45ab829f1971dc99f2aac10846c378e67fc875abc6.18
Vendor states this is fixed in 3115fa2f62970d98f2a639145fb8e2767db8bbf9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7701e68b5072faa03a8f30b4081dc16df9092381 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 98623c7e2a51eab1833c8628d33fa9c6ef3ce325 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.27 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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