Bug 2535279 (CVE-2026-89997)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89997 kernel: dm: fix resume-vs-remove race
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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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 Linux kernel's device mapper (dm) component. A local attacker could exploit a race condition between the resume and remove input/output control (ioctl) operations. This could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability, potentially allowing for arbitrary code execution or denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-16 11:52:21 UTC

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

dm: fix resume-vs-remove race

If the user issues the resume ioctl and the remove ioctl at the same
time, it may be possible that the device is resumed after it is suspended
in __dm_destroy. The result is that the table is destroyed without
calling the postsuspend method.

Dm targets expect that they may be removed only after the postsuspend
method method was called. If we break this expectation, it can cause
misbehavior in various targets. For example - in the dm-integrity target,
the reboot notifier is not unregistered, leading to use-after-free.

Fix this bug by refusing to resume if the device is being destroyed.

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-09-16 21:55:48 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89997.mbox