# CVE-2021-46950: md/raid1: properly indicate failure when ending a failed write request

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.3, 5.4
- Published: 2024-02-27 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.14.147, fixed in 4.14.233; from 4.19.77, fixed in 4.19.191; from 5.2.19, fixed in 5.3; from 5.3.4, fixed in 5.4
- Linux: 5.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid1: properly indicate failure when ending a failed write request This patch addresses a data corruption bug in raid1 arrays using bitmaps. Without this fix, the bitmap bits for the failed I/O end up being cleared. Since we are in the failure leg of raid1_end_write_request, the request either needs to be retried (R1BIO_WriteError) or failed (R1BIO_Degraded).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.3, 5.4) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12216d0919b64ee2ea5dc7a50e455670f44383d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e17cab00fc5bf85472434c52ac751426257c6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6920cef604fa57f9409e3960413e9cc11f5c5a40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/661061a45e32d8b2cc0e306da9f169ad44011382
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59452e551784b7a57a45d971727e9db63b192515
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/538244fba59fde17186322776247cd9c05be86dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2417b9869b81882ab90fd5ed1081a1cb2d4db1dd

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