Bug 2516747 (CVE-2026-74375)

Summary:	CVE-2026-74375 kernel: md/raid1,raid10: fix deadlock in read error recovery path
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's RAID1 and RAID10 subsystems. When handling read errors, a specific sequence of operations involving cloned I/O requests and array suspension can lead to a deadlock. This can cause the system to become unresponsive, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:31:27 UTC

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

md/raid1,raid10: fix deadlock in read error recovery path

raid1d and raid10d may resubmit a split md cloned bio while handling
a read error. In this case, resubmitting the bio can lead to a deadlock
if the array is suspended before md_handle_request() acquires an
active_io reference via percpu_ref_tryget_live().

Since the cloned bio already holds an active_io reference,
trying to acquire another reference via percpu_ref_tryget_live()
can lead to a deadlock while the array is suspended.

Fix this by using percpu_ref_get() for md cloned bios.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-08-19 07:31:58 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081504-CVE-2026-74375-aa69@gregkh/T