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CVE-2026-53063

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CVSS
5.5 Medium
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.13%
Risk score
1.5
Published
2026-06-24
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm cache: fix write hang in passthrough mode The invalidate_remove() function has incomplete logic for handling write hit bios after cache invalidation. It sets up the remapping for the overwrite_bio but then drops it immediately without submission, causing write operations to hang. Fix by adding a new invalidate_committed() continuation that submits the remapped writes to the cache origin after metadata commit completes, while using the overwrite_endio hook to ensure proper completion sequencing. This maintains existing coherency. Also improve error handling in invalidate_complete() to preserve the original error status instead of using bio_io_error() unconditionally. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's device-mapper (dm) cache component. Incomplete logic within the `invalidate_remove()` function, which handles write operations after cache invalidation, can lead to a system hang. This occurs because the function sets up remapping for write operations but fails to submit them, causing write operations to indefinitely wait for completion. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by triggering a write hang.

Weaknesses

CWE-826

Coverage 6

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