# CVE-2026-80720: iomap: add a separate bio\_set for iomap\_split\_ioend

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-29

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: add a separate bio_set for iomap_split_ioend iomap_split_ioend can split bios that already come from iomap_ioend_bioset and thus deadlock when the bioset is exhausted. Add a separate bio_set to avoid this deadlock. Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> says: Mark iomap_ioend_split_bioset static as it is only used in ioend.c, fixing the sparse warning reported by the kernel test robot.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfc686a1174aa904dcad9b9a7c5e46b484d27e4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a869be56e9f6ce7462abcf324ebdefc5de051be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c679ce3be6cb63763d68ab9b5d9d73ddc0a40762

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