# CVE-2026-23109: fs/writeback: skip AS\_NO\_DATA\_INTEGRITY mappings in wait\_sb\_inodes()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/writeback: skip AS_NO_DATA_INTEGRITY mappings in wait_sb_inodes() Above the while() loop in wait_sb_inodes(), we document that we must wait for all pages under writeback for data integrity. Consequently, if a mapping, like fuse, traditionally does not have data integrity semantics, there is no need to wait at all; we can simply skip these inodes. This restores fuse back to prior behavior where syncs are no-ops. This fixes a user regression where if a system is running a faulty fuse server that does not reply to issued write requests, this causes wait_sb_inodes() to wait forever.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f4ed5e2b8f111553562507ad6202432c7c57731
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a49aa302a05e91ca01f69031cb79a0ea33031f

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