{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-46051","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-05-13T15:03:33.094Z","datePublished":"2026-05-27T12:57:09.274Z","dateUpdated":"2026-06-14T17:50:46.976Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-06-14T17:50:46.976Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmd/raid5: fix soft lockup in retry_aligned_read()\n\nWhen retry_aligned_read() encounters an overlapped stripe, it releases\nthe stripe via raid5_release_stripe() which puts it on the lockless\nreleased_stripes llist. In the next raid5d loop iteration,\nrelease_stripe_list() drains the stripe onto handle_list (since\nSTRIPE_HANDLE is set by the original IO), but retry_aligned_read()\nruns before handle_active_stripes() and removes the stripe from\nhandle_list via find_get_stripe() -> list_del_init(). This prevents\nhandle_stripe() from ever processing the stripe to resolve the\noverlap, causing an infinite loop and soft lockup.\n\nFix this by using __release_stripe() with temp_inactive_list instead\nof raid5_release_stripe() in the failure path, so the stripe does not\ngo through the released_stripes llist. This allows raid5d to break out\nof its loop, and the overlap will be resolved when the stripe is\neventually processed by handle_stripe()."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/md/raid5.c"],"versions":[{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"66df9f30673db66ac35145820a8e24906069ae57","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"4166d5234fe8b6c3c7f796a6c198605356c5b355","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"a9055300e07d9d6800264d3c2560e1d0144689ca","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"09880592f5a9dc73377d6eb5ac123537b5f8df49","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"80fc6ca2cbde018d52e13f305edcd643911bd94b","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"1985cb3247e87ff6b8ca4bc5f9626f4f51024507","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"883cc33b7af1c448663287f069ef9dfea001e90f","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6","lessThan":"7f9f7c697474268d9ef9479df3ddfe7cdcfbbffc","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/md/raid5.c"],"versions":[{"version":"3.12","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"3.12","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.258","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.209","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.175","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.140","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.86","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.27","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0.4","lessThanOrEqual":"7.0.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.258"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.209"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.175"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.140"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.86"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.27"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.4"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.12","versionEndExcluding":"7.1"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66df9f30673db66ac35145820a8e24906069ae57"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4166d5234fe8b6c3c7f796a6c198605356c5b355"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9055300e07d9d6800264d3c2560e1d0144689ca"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09880592f5a9dc73377d6eb5ac123537b5f8df49"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fc6ca2cbde018d52e13f305edcd643911bd94b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1985cb3247e87ff6b8ca4bc5f9626f4f51024507"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/883cc33b7af1c448663287f069ef9dfea001e90f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f9f7c697474268d9ef9479df3ddfe7cdcfbbffc"}],"title":"md/raid5: fix soft lockup in retry_aligned_read()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}