CVE-2026-43163 PUBLISHED

md/bitmap: fix GPF in write_page caused by resize race

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 01.05.2026 Published: 06.05.2026 Updated: 06.05.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

md/bitmap: fix GPF in write_page caused by resize race

A General Protection Fault occurs in write_page() during array resize: RIP: 0010:write_page+0x22b/0x3c0 [md_mod]

This is a use-after-free race between bitmap_daemon_work() and __bitmap_resize(). The daemon iterates over bitmap->storage.filemap without locking, while the resize path frees that storage via md_bitmap_file_unmap(). quiesce() does not stop the md thread, allowing concurrent access to freed pages.

Fix by holding mddev->bitmap_info.mutex during the bitmap update.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to 140cc839fbeb1ddb33a8da8811b716d88d3905b7 (excl.)
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to ebcacc7ca22d5e8a03a970f0621ae1d1356b9ae8 (excl.)
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to d3af62411e19752c663fe4f424dbf49d95a4cc7c (excl.)
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to d92b8fac294b5f915c50e65ce4ae2262e53614ec (excl.)
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to a437e3bf30e32846079e470c1ba5ee790bccdf89 (excl.)
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to 9a6f8cd28bb9bb6ed86a6df19331fb08016dee7f (excl.)
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to 5f73c8b33df9a605a591eab72d43a969600c1f8c (excl.)
  • affected from d60b479d177a5735b6b4db6ee5280ef6653f50e7 to 46ef85f854dfa9d5226b3c1c46493d79556c9589 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 3.5 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 3.5 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 5.10.252 to 5.10.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 5.15.202 to 5.15.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.1.165 to 6.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.128 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.75 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.16 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.19.6 to 6.19.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.0 to * (incl.)

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