CVE-2026-90333 PUBLISHED

dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 11.09.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

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

dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker

The discard-block check in dm_integrity_rw_tag() treats a stored tag of all 0xf6 bytes (DISCARD_FILLER) as proof a block was discarded and skips HMAC verification. allow_discards is only accepted in dm-integrity's standalone mode. An attacker with raw write access to the backing device, but without the integrity key, can stamp any block with an all-0xf6 tag and have it served as authentic.

Add a new "allow_discards_keyed" target argument that marks discarded blocks with a keyed checksum of (salt || sector) instead, computed by integrity_discard_checksum().

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 84597a44a9d86ac949900441cea7da0af0f2f473 to 5c58ea19a909ef6bed4f0f824e9cd7e30d7e4775 (excl.)
  • affected from 84597a44a9d86ac949900441cea7da0af0f2f473 to 6228722c27304e4682cddc1fede03898f87e4414 (excl.)
  • affected from 84597a44a9d86ac949900441cea7da0af0f2f473 to 68c5c42567bc462139128968ebbfadd0aefff519 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 5.7 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 5.7 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.52 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2.6 to 7.2.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.3-rc1 to * (incl.)

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