# CVE-2026-93257: block: handle nogenerate/noverify properly in fs-integrity

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0bde8a12b5540572a7fd6d2867bee6de15e4f289, fixed in b681c740e6d645f7d7477e9208db57917c6c0fbc; from 0bde8a12b5540572a7fd6d2867bee6de15e4f289, fixed in 3bf9a21e7bccfd8c35b440efd114c61cc9838a41
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: handle nogenerate/noverify properly in fs-integrity Check the BIP_CHECK flags before generating or verifying PI information, otherwise this can be incorrectly called for non-PI metadata and cause generation of incorrect metadata and crashed in the verification handler. The new behavior matches that of the block layer auto-generated metadata.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b681c740e6d645f7d7477e9208db57917c6c0fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf9a21e7bccfd8c35b440efd114c61cc9838a41

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