# CVE-2026-64053: block: don't overwrite bip\_vcnt in bio\_integrity\_copy\_user()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- 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=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 3991657ae7074c3c497bf095093178bed37ea1b4, fixed in d18160c9525c63c203656fefd847e94b538cd4a4; from 3991657ae7074c3c497bf095093178bed37ea1b4, fixed in 0d48654af4d1390c888389206cc13b51b82c30e6; from 3991657ae7074c3c497bf095093178bed37ea1b4, fixed in 066be1439593a381b1a29663becfcfe0c92363e7; from 3991657ae7074c3c497bf095093178bed37ea1b4, fixed in 637ad3a56a3b889527d1dacea6fea2a8bd648140
- Linux: 6.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.12.92; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.34; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: don't overwrite bip_vcnt in bio_integrity_copy_user() bio_integrity_add_page() already sets bip_vcnt to 1 for the bounce segment. Overwriting it with nr_vecs breaks bip_vcnt <= bip_max_vcnt on WRITE (bip_max_vcnt is 1), so the gap-merge checks in block/blk.h read past the bip_vec[] flex array. On READ the read is in bounds but lands on a saved user bvec instead of the bounce. The line was added for split propagation, but bio_integrity_clone() doesn't copy bip_vcnt and BIP_CLONE_FLAGS excludes BIP_COPY_USER.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11) 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/d18160c9525c63c203656fefd847e94b538cd4a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d48654af4d1390c888389206cc13b51b82c30e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/066be1439593a381b1a29663becfcfe0c92363e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/637ad3a56a3b889527d1dacea6fea2a8bd648140

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