FKIE_CVE-2025-71117
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-14 15:16 - Updated: 2026-01-14 16:25
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: Remove queue freezing from several sysfs store callbacks
Freezing the request queue from inside sysfs store callbacks may cause a
deadlock in combination with the dm-multipath driver and the
queue_if_no_path option. Additionally, freezing the request queue slows
down system boot on systems where sysfs attributes are set synchronously.
Fix this by removing the blk_mq_freeze_queue() / blk_mq_unfreeze_queue()
calls from the store callbacks that do not strictly need these callbacks.
Add the __data_racy annotation to request_queue.rq_timeout to suppress
KCSAN data race reports about the rq_timeout reads.
This patch may cause a small delay in applying the new settings.
For all the attributes affected by this patch, I/O will complete
correctly whether the old or the new value of the attribute is used.
This patch affects the following sysfs attributes:
* io_poll_delay
* io_timeout
* nomerges
* read_ahead_kb
* rq_affinity
Here is an example of a deadlock triggered by running test srp/002
if this patch is not applied:
task:multipathd
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0
schedule+0xdd/0x270
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30
__mutex_lock+0xb89/0x1650
mutex_lock_nested+0x1f/0x30
dm_table_set_restrictions+0x823/0xdf0
__bind+0x166/0x590
dm_swap_table+0x2a7/0x490
do_resume+0x1b1/0x610
dev_suspend+0x55/0x1a0
ctl_ioctl+0x3a5/0x7e0
dm_ctl_ioctl+0x12/0x20
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x127/0x1a0
x64_sys_call+0xe2b/0x17d0
do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
</TASK>
task:(udev-worker)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0
schedule+0xdd/0x270
blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait+0xf2/0x140
blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave+0x23/0x30
queue_ra_store+0x14e/0x290
queue_attr_store+0x23e/0x2c0
sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3b2/0x630
vfs_write+0x4fd/0x1390
ksys_write+0xfd/0x230
__x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0
x64_sys_call+0x276/0x17d0
do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
</TASK>
References
Impacted products
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"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nblock: Remove queue freezing from several sysfs store callbacks\n\nFreezing the request queue from inside sysfs store callbacks may cause a\ndeadlock in combination with the dm-multipath driver and the\nqueue_if_no_path option. Additionally, freezing the request queue slows\ndown system boot on systems where sysfs attributes are set synchronously.\n\nFix this by removing the blk_mq_freeze_queue() / blk_mq_unfreeze_queue()\ncalls from the store callbacks that do not strictly need these callbacks.\nAdd the __data_racy annotation to request_queue.rq_timeout to suppress\nKCSAN data race reports about the rq_timeout reads.\n\nThis patch may cause a small delay in applying the new settings.\n\nFor all the attributes affected by this patch, I/O will complete\ncorrectly whether the old or the new value of the attribute is used.\n\nThis patch affects the following sysfs attributes:\n* io_poll_delay\n* io_timeout\n* nomerges\n* read_ahead_kb\n* rq_affinity\n\nHere is an example of a deadlock triggered by running test srp/002\nif this patch is not applied:\n\ntask:multipathd\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n __schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0\n schedule+0xdd/0x270\n schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30\n __mutex_lock+0xb89/0x1650\n mutex_lock_nested+0x1f/0x30\n dm_table_set_restrictions+0x823/0xdf0\n __bind+0x166/0x590\n dm_swap_table+0x2a7/0x490\n do_resume+0x1b1/0x610\n dev_suspend+0x55/0x1a0\n ctl_ioctl+0x3a5/0x7e0\n dm_ctl_ioctl+0x12/0x20\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0x127/0x1a0\n x64_sys_call+0xe2b/0x17d0\n do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\ntask:(udev-worker)\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n __schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0\n schedule+0xdd/0x270\n blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait+0xf2/0x140\n blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave+0x23/0x30\n queue_ra_store+0x14e/0x290\n queue_attr_store+0x23e/0x2c0\n sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140\n kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3b2/0x630\n vfs_write+0x4fd/0x1390\n ksys_write+0xfd/0x230\n __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0\n x64_sys_call+0x276/0x17d0\n do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n \u003c/TASK\u003e"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2025-71117",
"lastModified": "2026-01-14T16:25:12.057",
"metrics": {},
"published": "2026-01-14T15:16:01.383",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3997b3147c7b68b0308378fa95a766015f8ceb1c"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/935a20d1bebf6236076785fac3ff81e3931834e9"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}
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