dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker The discard-block check in dm_integrity_rw_tag() treats a stored tag of all 0xf6 bytes (DISCARD_FILLER) as proof a block was discarded and skips HMAC verification. allow_discards is only accepted in dm-integrity's standalone mode. An attacker with raw write access to the backing device, but without the integrity key, can stamp any block with an all-0xf6 tag and have it served as authentic. Add a new "allow_discards_keyed" target argument that marks discarded blocks with a keyed checksum of (salt || sector) instead, computed by integrity_discard_checksum().
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-90333
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 8 Nov 2026, 02:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Sept 2026, 16:08 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker The discard-block check in dm_integrity_rw_tag() treats a stored tag of all 0xf6 bytes (DISCARD_FILLER) as proof a block was discarded and skips HMAC verification. allow_discards is only accepted in dm-integrity's standalone mode. An attacker with raw write access to the backing device, but without the integrity key, can stamp any block with an all-0xf6 tag and have it served as authentic. Add a new "allow_discards_keyed" target argument that marks discarded blocks with a keyed checksum of (salt || sector) instead, computed by integrity_discard_checksum().
osv:CVE-2026-90333
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
Complete source record
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