CVE-2026-46115
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: add pgmap check to biovec_phys_mergeable biovec_phys_mergeable() is used by the request merge, DMA mapping, and integrity merge paths to decide if two physically contiguous bvec segments can be coalesced into one. It currently has no check for whether the segments belong to different dev_pagemaps. When zone device memory is registered in multiple chunks, each chunk gets its own dev_pagemap. A single bio can legitimately contain bvecs from different pgmaps -- iov_iter_extract_bvecs() breaks at pgmap boundaries but the outer loop in bio_iov_iter_get_pages() continues filling the same bio. If such bvecs are physically contiguous, biovec_phys_mergeable() will coalesce them, making it impossible to recover the correct pgmap for the merged segment via page_pgmap(). Add a zone_device_pages_have_same_pgmap() check to prevent merging bvec segments that span different pgmaps.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Undergoing Analysis
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.140
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.88
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.30
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.7
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13920e4b7b784b40cf4519ff1f0f3e513476a499
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2ecbd444b01d6500671d1a582b7393943cf539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7f3aa8c9df3905fe820ae36b67ba56b81587574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17d521075325b8afc42d1baa1c28a5e9aca111f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f632dab4b841554cd6416058c61886d7db176581
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13920e4b7b784b40cf4519ff1f0f3e513476a499
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2ecbd444b01d6500671d1a582b7393943cf539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7f3aa8c9df3905fe820ae36b67ba56b81587574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17d521075325b8afc42d1baa1c28a5e9aca111f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f632dab4b841554cd6416058c61886d7db176581