# CVE-2026-46095: md/md-llbitmap: raise barrier before state machine transition

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-06-14

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/md-llbitmap: raise barrier before state machine transition Move the barrier raise operation before calling llbitmap_state_machine() in both llbitmap_start_write() and llbitmap_start_discard(). This ensures the barrier is in place before any state transitions occur, preventing potential race conditions where the state machine could complete before the barrier is properly raised.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9142f00a9287ca38152717e3e88a033a27774e7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9701d51dd378380ba05293fa391e8ba01065ae8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4ca3d4bf09716cff9ba00eb0351deadc8417ab

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