# CVE-2023-52787: blk-mq: make sure active queue usage is held for bio\_integrity\_prep()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-mq: make sure active queue usage is held for bio_integrity_prep() blk_integrity_unregister() can come if queue usage counter isn't held for one bio with integrity prepared, so this request may be completed with calling profile->complete_fn, then kernel panic. Another constraint is that bio_integrity_prep() needs to be called before bio merge. Fix the issue by: - call bio_integrity_prep() with one queue usage counter grabbed reliably - call bio_integrity_prep() before bio merge

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c8e0ff76d10f6bf70a7237678f27c20cf59bc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9c309ded295b7f8849097d71ae231456ca79f78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80056bd75a16e4550873ecefe12bc8fd190b1cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0077e269f6c152e807fdac90b58caf012cdbaab

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