{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-72440", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.930Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:56:52.662Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-21T12:44:57.263Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-21T12:44:57.263Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmd/raid1: fix writes_pending and barrier reference leaks on write failures\n\nraid1_make_request() acquires a writes_pending reference with\nmd_write_start() before calling raid1_write_request(). Several failure\npaths in raid1_write_request() complete the bio and return without\nreaching the normal write completion path, causing the corresponding\nmd_write_end() to be skipped.\n\nMake raid1_write_request() return a status indicating whether the write\nrequest was successfully queued. This allows raid1_make_request() to\ncall md_write_end() when raid1_write_request() fails.\n\nAdditionally, if wait_blocked_rdev() fails after wait_barrier()\nsucceeds, the associated barrier reference is not released.\n\nCall allow_barrier() before returning from that path to keep the barrier\naccounting balanced." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H", "baseScore": 7.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The bug is in md/raid1 write handling reached via block-layer writes to RAID1-backed volumes; on storage servers and appliances, remote NFS, SMB (ksmbd), iSCSI, and NVMe-oF clients submit those writes through md_submit_bio() to raid1_make_request() the same as local I/O.\nAC:L - An attacker with write access can reliably trigger the leaks using RWF_NOWAIT during active resync/barriers, against mirrors in BlockedBadBlocks state after prior write errors, or via bio_submit_split_bioset() failure paths; they control I/O timing and concurrency without uncontrollable races.\nPR:L - Exploitation requires only the ability to issue writes to the RAID1 array—via a mounted filesystem, O_RDWR on /dev/mdX, or an authenticated network storage client—not CAP_SYS_ADMIN or other privileges needed to create or reconfigure the md array.\nUI:N - No victim interaction is required; the attacker or their storage client issues the triggering RWF_NOWAIT or failing write requests directly, with no separate mount, file open, or administrator action needed at exploitation time.\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel md RAID1 write/barrier accounting and array lifecycle state within the same host kernel; it does not cross VM, container, or IOMMU security boundaries.\nC:N - Leaked writes_pending and nr_pending reference counters do not corrupt memory, read out of bounds, or use-after-free; there is no kernel pointer leak or arbitrary memory disclosure primitive.\nI:L - Skipped md_write_end() on failure paths leaves writes_pending inflated and prevents set_in_sync()/clean sysfs transitions, causing persistent incorrect RAID1 dirty/clean metadata state that cannot be corrected until reboot.\nA:H - Leaked conf->nr_pending from the wait_blocked_rdev()+REQ_NOWAIT path inflates get_unqueued_pending() so freeze_array() wait_event never completes, deadlocking array quiesce, reshape, removal, and read-error recovery while array_frozen blocks new I/O." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/md/raid1.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca", "lessThan": "921e2baa626d1504bf30295816aaeb90ac8c82f4", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca", "lessThan": "a846affa813013204d0cce0cfdaeb99e8fcce188", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca", "lessThan": "7a450460687919e79b5f8503bdeb13ecf4cca311", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca", "lessThan": "bffbbfcbd9393e315a7a4286dcd70e875265db9a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5aa705039c4fca84575539bfa2b8a28454a3d2ca", "lessThan": "8e065a1602511282fc0da2dc89445e0eb71a681c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/md/raid1.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.17", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.17", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.160", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.114", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.57", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.1.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.17", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.160" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.17", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.114" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.17", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.57" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.17", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.17", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/921e2baa626d1504bf30295816aaeb90ac8c82f4" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a846affa813013204d0cce0cfdaeb99e8fcce188" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a450460687919e79b5f8503bdeb13ecf4cca311" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffbbfcbd9393e315a7a4286dcd70e875265db9a" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e065a1602511282fc0da2dc89445e0eb71a681c" } ], "title": "md/raid1: fix writes_pending and barrier reference leaks on write failures", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2026-72440", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-10-16T18:50:04.662710Z" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T18:55:24.375Z" } } ] } }