Bug 2532471 (CVE-2026-89770)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89770 kernel: iomap: don't free integrity payload that doesn't exist
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the `iomap` component of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs when Protection Information (PI) verification is disabled on a block device, causing `fs_bio_integrity_alloc` to not allocate a bio integrity payload. Subsequently, the `iomap_bio_read_folio_range_sync` function attempts to free this non-existent payload, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. This could potentially result in a system crash or denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 23:21:36 UTC

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

iomap: don't free integrity payload that doesn't exist

fs_bio_integrity_alloc might not allocate a bio integrity payload if PI
verification is disabled on the block device.  Check for that case before
calling fs_bio_integrity_free in iomap_bio_read_folio_range_sync to
avoid a NULL pointer dereferences.

Make the branch cover the PI verification as well - while
fs_bio_integrity_verify works without an integrity payload, it requires
one to actually do useful work.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-09-15 13:49:16 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89770.mbox