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CVE-2026-43314· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

dm: remove fake timeout to avoid leak request

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: remove fake timeout to avoid leak request Since commit 15f73f5b3e59 ("blk-mq: move failure injection out of blk_mq_complete_request"), drivers are responsible for calling blk_should_fake_timeout() at appropriate code paths and opportunities. However, the dm driver does not implement its own timeout handler and relies on the timeout handling of its slave devices. If an io-timeout-fail error is injected to a dm device, the request will be leaked and never completed, causing tasks to hang indefinitely. Reproduce: 1. prepare dm which has iscsi slave device 2. inject io-timeout-fail to dm echo 1 >/sys/class/block/dm-0/io-timeout-fail echo 100 >/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/probability echo 10 >/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/times 3. read/write dm 4. iscsiadm -m node -u Result: hang task like below [ 862.243768] INFO: task kworker/u514:2:151 blocked for more than 122 seconds. [ 862.244133] Tainted: G E 6.19.0-rc1+ #51 [ 862.244337] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 862.244718] task:kworker/u514:2 state:D stack:0 pid:151 tgid:151 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4288060 flags:0x00080000 [ 862.245024] Workqueue: iscsi_ctrl_3:1 __iscsi_unbind_session [scsi_transport_iscsi] [ 862.245264] Call Trace: [ 862.245587] <TASK> [ 862.245814] __schedule+0x810/0x15c0 [ 862.246557] schedule+0x69/0x180 [ 862.246760] blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait+0xde/0x120 [ 862.247688] elevator_change+0x16d/0x460 [ 862.247893] elevator_set_none+0x87/0xf0 [ 862.248798] blk_unregister_queue+0x12e/0x2a0 [ 862.248995] __del_gendisk+0x231/0x7e0 [ 862.250143] del_gendisk+0x12f/0x1d0 [ 862.250339] sd_remove+0x85/0x130 [sd_mod] [ 862.250650] device_release_driver_internal+0x36d/0x530 [ 862.250849] bus_remove_device+0x1dd/0x3f0 [ 862.251042] device_del+0x38a/0x930 [ 862.252095] __scsi_remove_device+0x293/0x360 [ 862.252291] scsi_remove_target+0x486/0x760 [ 862.252654] __iscsi_unbind_session+0x18a/0x3e0 [scsi_transport_iscsi] [ 862.252886] process_one_work+0x633/0xe50 [ 862.253101] worker_thread+0x6df/0xf10 [ 862.253647] kthread+0x36d/0x720 [ 862.254533] ret_from_fork+0x2a6/0x470 [ 862.255852] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 862.256037] </TASK> Remove the blk_should_fake_timeout() check from dm, as dm has no native timeout handling and should not attempt to fake timeouts.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 8, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 7th percentile
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel2.6.31 and later · before 5.10.252
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.202
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.165
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.128
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.75
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.16
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.6

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.31affected
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before ece6720de9403260088209b0b92d45e0b49ff856affected · git
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before 8200fca818c1e2f65bc6cb16d934ff6049302197affected · git
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before b307b6307f6459841312432bd4bc9519cbac97f5affected · git
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before 4f9e7ca933a9fbf9912a384b061a00c77332cbf0affected · git
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before cf2d06c9fd4b6521ea5b7f73c99c64c2c6f5e224affected · git
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before 6cdb21e0c9fdee484feba14fc9e72e9d07daf9f3affected · git
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before c8a23d4c995ef4227bd4de64cd3910637ee6162eaffected · git
    • e6ee8c0b767540f59e20da3ced282601db8aa502 and later · before f3a9c95a15d2f4466acad5c68faeff79ca5e9f47affected · git
    • before 2.6.31not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.170-16.1.170-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.85-16.12.85-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.19.6-16.19.6-1

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Remediation

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux4f9e7ca933a9fbf9912a384b061a00c77332cbf0Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6cdb21e0c9fdee484feba14fc9e72e9d07daf9f3Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8200fca818c1e2f65bc6cb16d934ff6049302197Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb307b6307f6459841312432bd4bc9519cbac97f5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc8a23d4c995ef4227bd4de64cd3910637ee6162eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcf2d06c9fd4b6521ea5b7f73c99c64c2c6f5e224Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxece6720de9403260088209b0b92d45e0b49ff856Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf3a9c95a15d2f4466acad5c68faeff79ca5e9f47Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.170-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

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