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HIGHCVE-2026-43278Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-43278: dm: clear cloned request bio pointer when last clone bio completes

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: clear cloned request bio pointer when last clone bio completes Stale rq->bio values have been observed to cause double-initialization of cloned bios in request-based device-mapper targets, leading to use-after-free and double-free scenarios. One such case occurs when using dm-multipath on top of a PCIe NVMe namespace, where cloned request bios are freed during blk_complete_request(), but rq->bio is left intact. Subsequent clone teardown then attempts to free the same bios again via blk_rq_unprep_clone(). The resulting double-free path looks like: nvme_pci_complete_batch() nvme_complete_batch() blk_mq_end_request_batch() blk_complete_request() // called on a DM clone request bio_endio() // first free of all clone bios ... rq->end_io() // end_clone_request() dm_complete_request(tio->orig) dm_softirq_done() dm_done() dm_end_request() blk_rq_unprep_clone() // second free of clone bios Fix this by clearing the clone request's bio pointer when the last cloned bio completes, ensuring that later teardown paths do not attempt to free already-released bios.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.8
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

06.1.1656.6.1286.12.756.18.166.19.67.07daf279c674d515fb22a727a7bbc92aeb35c544283d72091804600ead96dc9e9f518ea56cb4942f68d9ddad561136f7e6a9346767bf97b4d79e38e67b1c1a2637ebd675aa2d71fee8c70da8791d73850e2e738e8dfbbf83bd2bae0467ec4420cc52da42afb8a6c18fb9a6561f7a15b58b272442b77a242dd
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < 8d9ddad561136f7e6a9346767bf97b4d79e38e67 (from ab3e1d3bbab9e973aeb4dd4603251578658a47ff) · < 7daf279c674d515fb22a727a7bbc92aeb35c5442 (from ab3e1d3bbab9e973aeb4dd4603251578658a47ff) · < e2e738e8dfbbf83bd2bae0467ec4420cc52da42a (from ab3e1d3bbab9e973aeb4dd4603251578658a47ff) · < b1c1a2637ebd675aa2d71fee8c70da8791d73850 (from ab3e1d3bbab9e973aeb4dd4603251578658a47ff) · < 83d72091804600ead96dc9e9f518ea56cb4942f6 (from ab3e1d3bbab9e973aeb4dd4603251578658a47ff) · < fb8a6c18fb9a6561f7a15b58b272442b77a242dd (from ab3e1d3bbab9e973aeb4dd4603251578658a47ff)
  • Linux / Linux
    6.1
    Fixed in 0, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H