Bug 2492368 (CVE-2026-53063) - CVE-2026-53063 kernel: dm cache: fix write hang in passthrough mode
Summary: CVE-2026-53063 kernel: dm cache: fix write hang in passthrough mode
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53063
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-24 18:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-26 16:52 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 18:08:15 UTC
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.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-26 16:23:11 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062402-CVE-2026-53063-6abb@gregkh/T


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