---
id: CVE-2026-46051
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  md/raid5: fix soft lockup in retry_aligned_read()

  When retry_aligned_read() encounters an overlapped stripe, it releases
  the stripe via raid5_release_stripe() which pu…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  md/raid5: fix soft lockup in retry_aligned_read()

  When retry_aligned_read() encounters an overlapped stripe, it releases
  the stripe via raid5_release_stripe() which pu…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-667
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 3.12, < 5.10.258'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.209'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.175'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.140'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.86'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.27'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.4'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 7.0.4
published: '2026-05-27'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T02:19:40.690'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46051'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09880592f5a9dc73377d6eb5ac123537b5f8df49'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1985cb3247e87ff6b8ca4bc5f9626f4f51024507'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4166d5234fe8b6c3c7f796a6c198605356c5b355'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66df9f30673db66ac35145820a8e24906069ae57'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f9f7c697474268d9ef9479df3ddfe7cdcfbbffc'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fc6ca2cbde018d52e13f305edcd643911bd94b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/883cc33b7af1c448663287f069ef9dfea001e90f'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9055300e07d9d6800264d3c2560e1d0144689ca'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00125
epssPercentile: 0.02015
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.884Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

md/raid5: fix soft lockup in retry_aligned_read()

When retry_aligned_read() encounters an overlapped stripe, it releases
the stripe via raid5_release_stripe() which puts it on the lockless
released_stripes llist. In the next raid5d loop iteration,
release_stripe_list() drains the stripe onto handle_list (since
STRIPE_HANDLE is set by the original IO), but retry_aligned_read()
runs before handle_active_stripes() and removes the stripe from
handle_list via find_get_stripe() -> list_del_init(). This prevents
handle_stripe() from ever processing the stripe to resolve the
overlap, causing an infinite loop and soft lockup.

Fix this by using __release_stripe() with temp_inactive_list instead
of raid5_release_stripe() in the failure path, so the stripe does not
go through the released_stripes llist. This allows raid5d to break out
of its loop, and the overlap will be resolved when the stripe is
eventually processed by handle_stripe().

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 3.12, < 5.10.258`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.209`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.175`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.140`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.86`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.27`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.4`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 7.0.4`