dm: fix resume-vs-remove race
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: fix resume-vs-remove race If the user issues the resume ioctl and the remove ioctl at the same time, it may be possible that the device is resumed after it is suspended in __dm_destroy. The result is that the table is destroyed without calling the postsuspend method. Dm targets expect that they may be removed only after the postsuspend method method was called. If we break this expectation, it can cause misbehavior in various targets. For example - in the dm-integrity target, the reboot notifier is not unregistered, leading to use-after-free. Fix this bug by refusing to resume if the device is being destroyed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 2.6.36
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89997
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw6j-46hc-qq7g
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9757367bcf1d5d2c50b94d005abca21f3eedd7c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ede2bce2bd640605df83db1356fd727159bc9ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f04e6520d9a53adb1d1daf4dc5d31a60fc77d1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94f3d399c1ddba763c1c5a6501f7375d533d789f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b59530b14fde693e41d8e39bc326df6cbf07b76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36177beff2a9df035991ad8d16ccf8d363ed93ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94380ecd5ff9b2a2b9f6e8a0b5c465159ccfaf71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44b43ec132f1cf3275ecc182d0c82f50c3c4c3d5
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89997 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89997 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qw6j-46hc-qq7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89997 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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