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dm-integrity: replace forgeable discard filler with a keyed sector marker

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 source

Published 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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