# CVE-2026-98902: md/raid5: let stripe batch bm\_seq comparison wrap-safe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The Linux kernel's software RAID 5 driver (md/raid5) is affected. A sequence counter used to order stripe batches can wrap around, causing newer batches to be treated as older, which could lead to incorrect handling of RAID stripe operations.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Linux: from 2b6b24574256c05be145936f1493aec74c6904e5, fixed in 647c7289a3960118e249c0a53da6f1ebba1e47a3; from 2b6b24574256c05be145936f1493aec74c6904e5, fixed in ffdd3aee932fc293456678f6b0200ffe9bf12a6d; from 2b6b24574256c05be145936f1493aec74c6904e5, fixed in 628b14d0744bd5dfe176ea93559071cdcde14255; from 2b6b24574256c05be145936f1493aec74c6904e5, fixed in 2fdc51228d9a8cad2d727d5aef732cc66fc6d56e; from 2b6b24574256c05be145936f1493aec74c6904e5, fixed in c5c89e1a872a84019f674f5107111e6e6b7cc30f; from 2b6b24574256c05be145936f1493aec74c6904e5, fixed in cc8eb1715673de850f14376782151f68f73ae3ce; from 2b6b24574256c05be145936f1493aec74c6904e5, fixed in 00e93faf4cea9e8802ac5dfee0952d84fc95c40f
- Linux: 4.1
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid5: let stripe batch bm_seq comparison wrap-safe Once the 32-bit seq wraps, a newer bm_seq can look smaller than old, so .. covert to wrap-safe calculate way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) 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/647c7289a3960118e249c0a53da6f1ebba1e47a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffdd3aee932fc293456678f6b0200ffe9bf12a6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/628b14d0744bd5dfe176ea93559071cdcde14255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdc51228d9a8cad2d727d5aef732cc66fc6d56e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c89e1a872a84019f674f5107111e6e6b7cc30f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc8eb1715673de850f14376782151f68f73ae3ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e93faf4cea9e8802ac5dfee0952d84fc95c40f

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