# CVE-2026-72100: dm-integrity: fix a bug if the bio is out of limits

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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: 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from fb0987682c629c1d2c476f35f6fde405a5e304a4, fixed in f7989286175f32db8605e767a1a2efc62e894dc8; from fb0987682c629c1d2c476f35f6fde405a5e304a4, fixed in aa5113e7155f4ea81d2c0303ab5cb272d4b32627; from fb0987682c629c1d2c476f35f6fde405a5e304a4, fixed in 3d1afaa074622859678b1a1e7c1b9c0af74c89b0; from fb0987682c629c1d2c476f35f6fde405a5e304a4, fixed in 5a266764fadaff8b5c1fe37a186ebf9b09cb953e
- Linux: 6.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-integrity: fix a bug if the bio is out of limits If dm_integrity_check_limits fails, the code would exit with DM_MAPIO_KILL. However, the range would be already locked at this point, and it wouldn't be unlocked, resulting in a deadlock. Let's move the limit check up, so that when it exits, no resources are leaked.

## What to do

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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/f7989286175f32db8605e767a1a2efc62e894dc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa5113e7155f4ea81d2c0303ab5cb272d4b32627
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d1afaa074622859678b1a1e7c1b9c0af74c89b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a266764fadaff8b5c1fe37a186ebf9b09cb953e

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