CVE-2024-26671
kernel: blk-mq: fix IO hang from sbitmap wakeup race
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 2, 2024
Updated · November 1, 2026
Description
A possible IO hang from sbitmap wakeup race was found in the Linux kernel. This may lead to compromised Availability.
Statement
This issue is fixed in RHEL-9.4 and above (including RHEL 8.10)
a7f97b4cae32 (in rhel-9.4, rhel-9.5) blk-mq: fix IO hang from sbitmap wakeup race
098ab94a5112 (in rhel-8.10) blk-mq: fix IO hang from sbitmap wakeup race
Please note that while RHEL-9 kernel-rt still appears as affected, it has been fixed in the same RHSA as RHEL-9 kernel. This is because from RHEL-9.3 onwards, the kernel and kernel-rt fixes are bundled together in a single errata.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization