CVE-2026-43309

md raid: fix hang when stopping arrays with metadata through dm-raid

CVE-2026-43309 is fixed in 38 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1702, released May 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0012
2nd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md raid: fix hang when stopping arrays with metadata through dm-raid When using device-mapper's dm-raid target, stopping a RAID array can cause the system to hang under specific conditions. This occurs when: - A dm-raid managed device tree is suspended from top to bottom (the top-level RAID device is suspended first, followed by its underlying metadata and data devices) - The top-level RAID device is then removed Removing the top-level device triggers a hang in the following sequence: the dm-raid destructor calls md_stop(), which tries to flush the write-intent bitmap by writing to the metadata sub-devices. However, these devices are already suspended, making them unable to complete the write-intent operations and causing an indefinite block. Fix: - Prevent bitmap flushing when md_stop() is called from dm-raid destructor context and avoid a quiescing/unquescing cycle which could also cause I/O - Still allow write-intent bitmap flushing when called from dm-raid suspend context This ensures that RAID array teardown can complete successfully even when the underlying devices are in a suspended state. This second patch uses md_is_rdwr() to distinguish between suspend and destructor paths as elaborated on above.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1.150700.17.43.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_19 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1 Aug 26, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_20 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1 Aug 25, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43309 May 15, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.19.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43309 May 15, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1702 May 11, 2026

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