CVE-2026-43163

md/bitmap: fix GPF in write_page caused by resize race

published May 6, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

md/bitmap: fix GPF in write_page caused by resize race

A General Protection Fault occurs in write_page() during array resize:

RIP: 0010:write_page+0x22b/0x3c0 [md_mod]

This is a use-after-free race between bitmap_daemon_work() and

__bitmap_resize(). The daemon iterates over `bitmap->storage.filemap`

without locking, while the resize path frees that storage via

md_bitmap_file_unmap(). `quiesce()` does not stop the md thread,

allowing concurrent access to freed pages.

Fix by holding `mddev->bitmap_info.mutex` during the bitmap update.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00091 · 0.4th percentile
Published
2026-05-06T11:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAY 11:27Z
    md/bitmap: fix GPF in write_page caused by resize race
    cvelistv5