# CVE-2026-89719: zram: fix out-of-bounds access in read\_block\_state()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.18.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: fix out-of-bounds access in read_block_state() read_block_state() calculates nr_pages before taking dev_lock. If the device is reset and reinitialized with a smaller disksize before lock acquisition, nr_pages still describes the old table. The subsequent loop can then call slot_lock() past the end of the newly allocated table. Read disksize after acquiring dev_lock and checking that the device is initialized. The read lock then keeps the table and its bound stable for the duration of the scan.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.51, 7.2.4) 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/fee53224c8261541cf310b57ac7c77a80e144483
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a55336be91004dbd438f3b89b0c31617459976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a189cae92e97d90a9553740f5558d6f74446d3d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5e9f3a75efc774f17ab3f33826630d7fe30c7ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d52c1f43ff39ea1ebf8f016e847677f0b60cf2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7dbcb7a561a21e9a8f5b5fa90bb95aefbd0739d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e458fa714a55b6b64a9fe0c6d4fa609609f9ec3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391f057f44a51cc9418da5cba78b014324174264

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