Bug 2536218 (CVE-2026-90333) - CVE-2026-90333 kernel: dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker
Summary: CVE-2026-90333 kernel: dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-90333
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-17 16:58 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-30 14:45 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 16:58:11 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker

The discard-block check in dm_integrity_rw_tag() treats a stored tag
of all 0xf6 bytes (DISCARD_FILLER) as proof a block was discarded and
skips HMAC verification. allow_discards is only accepted in
dm-integrity's standalone mode. An attacker with raw write access to
the backing device, but without the integrity key, can stamp any block
with an all-0xf6 tag and have it served as authentic.

Add a new "allow_discards_keyed" target argument that marks discarded
blocks with a keyed checksum of (salt || sector) instead, computed by
integrity_discard_checksum().


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