CVE-2026-23007
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: zero non-PI portion of auto integrity buffer The auto-generated integrity buffer for writes needs to be fully initialized before being passed to the underlying block device, otherwise the uninitialized memory can be read back by userspace or anyone with physical access to the storage device. If protection information is generated, that portion of the integrity buffer is already initialized. The integrity data is also zeroed if PI generation is disabled via sysfs or the PI tuple size is 0. However, this misses the case where PI is generated and the PI tuple size is nonzero, but the metadata size is larger than the PI tuple. In this case, the remainder ("opaque") of the metadata is left uninitialized. Generalize the BLK_INTEGRITY_CSUM_NONE check to cover any case when the metadata is larger than just the PI tuple.
EPSS 0.03% · 7.5th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.11, 6.11.1, 6.11 |
| Linux | Linux | c546d6f438338017480d105ab597292da67f6f6a, 6.11, 0 |
Timeline
- Jan 25, 2026 CVE Published
- Jan 25, 2026 PoC Published
- Jan 25, 2026 CVE Updated
- Jan 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jan 29, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jan 30, 2026 Security Advisory
- Jan 31, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 3, 2026 EPSS Score
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- Feb 13, 2026 EPSS Score