# CVE-2026-89574: dm array: validate array block headers on read

- 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: 6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.9.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.109; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm array: validate array block headers on read array_block_check() validates blocknr and csum and nothing else, while node_check(), next to it, has bounded the structural fields since both were written. dm_array_cursor_next() takes its loop bound from the on-disk nr_entries and element_at() is unguarded pointer arithmetic, so a count larger than the block holds keeps the cursor in one block while the index grows past it and the read walks off the dm-bufio buffer -- dm_cache_load_mappings() drives it once per cache block at activation. Check the header against itself: reject a zero value_size, require max_entries to equal calc_max_entries() for that value_size and block size, and require nr_entries to fit. Equality rather than an upper bound, since a count below the real capacity trips BUG_ON() in fill_ablock() and trim_ablock(). Metadata dm-array writes satisfies all three.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09d8b34ed199c8b7d7528c2b8324aa7cff712f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e3b8f371c385c212b6e6f76c66f5b3f5bcfea62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67adda7ed5da3e3b64f5b9021a02c21fb374fd9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b33f76d33aaeacf3baf3370d8d64985169b36600
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9808ddffb4bc659352df3020cd84d9d864820ee5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2965787723084835b18dfe993cd450ebf5bd4540

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