# CVE-2026-89584: block: validate user space vectors during extraction

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 5ff3f74e145adc79b49668adb8de276446acf6be, fixed in d44a97a3b1c00cc571245124e23e5ceb0a0225a0; from 5ff3f74e145adc79b49668adb8de276446acf6be, fixed in 14b007e178811db72fbb1ebb3535160db6ec1e6a
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: validate user space vectors during extraction The bio-based drivers don't necessarily check the alignment split, and stacking block drivers don't always handle a misalignment detected after submitting the bio. Validate user vectors against the device's dma_alignment as the bio is built from the iov_iter, rejecting misaligned early with -EINVAL.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d44a97a3b1c00cc571245124e23e5ceb0a0225a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14b007e178811db72fbb1ebb3535160db6ec1e6a

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