iomap: add a separate bio_set for iomap_split_ioend
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: add a separate bio_set for iomap_split_ioend iomap_split_ioend can split bios that already come from iomap_ioend_bioset and thus deadlock when the bioset is exhausted. Add a separate bio_set to avoid this deadlock. Christian Brauner says: Mark iomap_ioend_split_bioset static as it is only used in ioend.c, fixing the sparse warning reported by the kernel test robot.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.18.44, 7.1.8
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-80720
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 14:28 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
iomap: add a separate bio_set for iomap_split_ioend
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 28 Aug 2026, 06:53 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: add a separate bio_set for iomap_split_ioend iomap_split_ioend can split bios that already come from iomap_ioend_bioset and thus deadlock when the bioset is exhausted. Add a separate bio_set to avoid this deadlock. Christian Brauner says: Mark iomap_ioend_split_bioset static as it is only used in ioend.c, fixing the sparse warning reported by the kernel test robot.
osv:CVE-2026-80720
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.18.44, 7.1.8
Complete source record
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