# CVE-2026-46051: md/raid5: fix soft lockup in retry\_aligned\_read()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in 66df9f30673db66ac35145820a8e24906069ae57; from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in 4166d5234fe8b6c3c7f796a6c198605356c5b355; from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in a9055300e07d9d6800264d3c2560e1d0144689ca; from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in 09880592f5a9dc73377d6eb5ac123537b5f8df49; from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in 80fc6ca2cbde018d52e13f305edcd643911bd94b; from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in 1985cb3247e87ff6b8ca4bc5f9626f4f51024507; from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in 883cc33b7af1c448663287f069ef9dfea001e90f; from 773ca82fa1ee58dd1bf88b6a5ca385ec83a2cac6, fixed in 7f9f7c697474268d9ef9479df3ddfe7cdcfbbffc
- Linux: 3.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.12.0, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.140; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.86; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.27; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid5: fix soft lockup in retry_aligned_read() When retry_aligned_read() encounters an overlapped stripe, it releases the stripe via raid5_release_stripe() which puts it on the lockless released_stripes llist. In the next raid5d loop iteration, release_stripe_list() drains the stripe onto handle_list (since STRIPE_HANDLE is set by the original IO), but retry_aligned_read() runs before handle_active_stripes() and removes the stripe from handle_list via find_get_stripe() -> list_del_init(). This prevents handle_stripe() from ever processing the stripe to resolve the overlap, causing an infinite loop and soft lockup. Fix this by using __release_stripe() with temp_inactive_list instead of raid5_release_stripe() in the failure path, so the stripe does not go through the released_stripes llist. This allows raid5d to break out of its loop, and the overlap will be resolved when the stripe is eventually processed by handle_stripe().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86) 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/66df9f30673db66ac35145820a8e24906069ae57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4166d5234fe8b6c3c7f796a6c198605356c5b355
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9055300e07d9d6800264d3c2560e1d0144689ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09880592f5a9dc73377d6eb5ac123537b5f8df49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fc6ca2cbde018d52e13f305edcd643911bd94b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1985cb3247e87ff6b8ca4bc5f9626f4f51024507
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/883cc33b7af1c448663287f069ef9dfea001e90f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f9f7c697474268d9ef9479df3ddfe7cdcfbbffc

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