CVE-2026-98161

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: pmem: keep PREFLUSH before data writes pmem_submit_bio() records a REQ_PREFLUSH error, but continues to copy the bio data and can later overwrite the error with a successful REQ_FUA flush. That lets data writes run after a failed preflush and can complete the bio successfully despite the failed ordering barrier. Run the REQ_PREFLUSH flush synchronously before touching the bio data and complete the bio with the flush error if it fails. Keep asynchronous flush chaining for REQ_FUA. At that point, data copy has completed and the parent bio can wait for the chained flush bio.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c644a2f8fef5618fcf453c591177700fd07dd024

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/770a90c2127220f0fc194ce909ad4f0842e141cb

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72561ca1ab96f0f0f32737a6171641e05a318538

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-25

Updated: 2026-09-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00155