GHSA-2RMR-VQGP-F8JV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-07 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-04 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm thin: Fix ABBA deadlock between shrink_slab and dm_pool_abort_metadata
Following concurrent processes:
P1(drop cache) P2(kworker)
drop_caches_sysctl_handler drop_slab shrink_slab down_read(&shrinker_rwsem) - LOCK A do_shrink_slab super_cache_scan prune_icache_sb dispose_list evict ext4_evict_inode ext4_clear_inode ext4_discard_preallocations ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp ext4_mb_init_cache ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait ext4_read_bh_nowait submit_bh dm_submit_bio do_worker process_deferred_bios commit metadata_operation_failed dm_pool_abort_metadata down_write(&pmd->root_lock) - LOCK B __destroy_persistent_data_objects dm_block_manager_destroy dm_bufio_client_destroy unregister_shrinker down_write(&shrinker_rwsem) thin_map | dm_thin_find_block ↓ down_read(&pmd->root_lock) --> ABBA deadlock
, which triggers hung task:
[ 76.974820] INFO: task kworker/u4:3:63 blocked for more than 15 seconds. [ 76.976019] Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-00011-g8f17dd350364-dirty #910 [ 76.978521] task:kworker/u4:3 state:D stack:0 pid:63 ppid:2 [ 76.978534] Workqueue: dm-thin do_worker [ 76.978552] Call Trace: [ 76.978564] __schedule+0x6ba/0x10f0 [ 76.978582] schedule+0x9d/0x1e0 [ 76.978588] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x587/0xdf0 [ 76.978600] down_write+0xec/0x110 [ 76.978607] unregister_shrinker+0x2c/0xf0 [ 76.978616] dm_bufio_client_destroy+0x116/0x3d0 [ 76.978625] dm_block_manager_destroy+0x19/0x40 [ 76.978629] __destroy_persistent_data_objects+0x5e/0x70 [ 76.978636] dm_pool_abort_metadata+0x8e/0x100 [ 76.978643] metadata_operation_failed+0x86/0x110 [ 76.978649] commit+0x6a/0x230 [ 76.978655] do_worker+0xc6e/0xd90 [ 76.978702] process_one_work+0x269/0x630 [ 76.978714] worker_thread+0x266/0x630 [ 76.978730] kthread+0x151/0x1b0 [ 76.978772] INFO: task test.sh:2646 blocked for more than 15 seconds. [ 76.979756] Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-00011-g8f17dd350364-dirty #910 [ 76.982111] task:test.sh state:D stack:0 pid:2646 ppid:2459 [ 76.982128] Call Trace: [ 76.982139] __schedule+0x6ba/0x10f0 [ 76.982155] schedule+0x9d/0x1e0 [ 76.982159] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x4f4/0x910 [ 76.982173] down_read+0x84/0x170 [ 76.982177] dm_thin_find_block+0x4c/0xd0 [ 76.982183] thin_map+0x201/0x3d0 [ 76.982188] __map_bio+0x5b/0x350 [ 76.982195] dm_submit_bio+0x2b6/0x930 [ 76.982202] __submit_bio+0x123/0x2d0 [ 76.982209] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x101/0x3e0 [ 76.982222] submit_bio_noacct+0x389/0x770 [ 76.982227] submit_bio+0x50/0xc0 [ 76.982232] submit_bh_wbc+0x15e/0x230 [ 76.982238] submit_bh+0x14/0x20 [ 76.982241] ext4_read_bh_nowait+0xc5/0x130 [ 76.982247] ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait+0x340/0xc60 [ 76.982254] ext4_mb_init_cache+0x1ce/0xdc0 [ 76.982259] ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp+0x987/0xfa0 [ 76.982263] ext4_discard_preallocations+0x45d/0x830 [ 76.982274] ext4_clear_inode+0x48/0xf0 [ 76.982280] ext4_evict_inode+0xcf/0xc70 [ 76.982285] evict+0x119/0x2b0 [ 76.982290] dispose_list+0x43/0xa0 [ 76.982294] prune_icache_sb+0x64/0x90 [ 76.982298] super_cache_scan+0x155/0x210 [ 76.982303] do_shrink_slab+0x19e/0x4e0 [ 76.982310] shrink_slab+0x2bd/0x450 [ 76.982317] drop_slab+0xcc/0x1a0 [ 76.982323] drop_caches_sysctl_handler+0xb7/0xe0 [ 76.982327] proc_sys_call_handler+0x1bc/0x300 [ 76.982331] proc_sys_write+0x17/0x20 [ 76.982334] vfs_write+0x3d3/0x570 [ 76.982342] ksys_write+0x73/0x160 [ 76.982347] __x64_sys_write+0x1e/0x30 [ 76.982352] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [ 76.982357] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Funct ---truncated---
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-50549"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-667"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-07T16:15:39Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm thin: Fix ABBA deadlock between shrink_slab and dm_pool_abort_metadata\n\nFollowing concurrent processes:\n\n P1(drop cache) P2(kworker)\ndrop_caches_sysctl_handler\n drop_slab\n shrink_slab\n down_read(\u0026shrinker_rwsem) - LOCK A\n do_shrink_slab\n super_cache_scan\n prune_icache_sb\n dispose_list\n evict\n ext4_evict_inode\n\t ext4_clear_inode\n\t ext4_discard_preallocations\n\t ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp\n\t ext4_mb_init_cache\n\t ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait\n\t ext4_read_bh_nowait\n\t submit_bh\n\t dm_submit_bio\n\t\t do_worker\n\t\t\t\t process_deferred_bios\n\t\t\t\t commit\n\t\t\t\t metadata_operation_failed\n\t\t\t\t dm_pool_abort_metadata\n\t\t\t\t down_write(\u0026pmd-\u003eroot_lock) - LOCK B\n\t\t __destroy_persistent_data_objects\n\t\t\t\t dm_block_manager_destroy\n\t\t\t\t dm_bufio_client_destroy\n\t\t\t\t unregister_shrinker\n\t\t\t\t\t down_write(\u0026shrinker_rwsem)\n\t\t thin_map |\n\t\t dm_thin_find_block \u2193\n\t\t down_read(\u0026pmd-\u003eroot_lock) --\u003e ABBA deadlock\n\n, which triggers hung task:\n\n[ 76.974820] INFO: task kworker/u4:3:63 blocked for more than 15 seconds.\n[ 76.976019] Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-00011-g8f17dd350364-dirty #910\n[ 76.978521] task:kworker/u4:3 state:D stack:0 pid:63 ppid:2\n[ 76.978534] Workqueue: dm-thin do_worker\n[ 76.978552] Call Trace:\n[ 76.978564] __schedule+0x6ba/0x10f0\n[ 76.978582] schedule+0x9d/0x1e0\n[ 76.978588] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x587/0xdf0\n[ 76.978600] down_write+0xec/0x110\n[ 76.978607] unregister_shrinker+0x2c/0xf0\n[ 76.978616] dm_bufio_client_destroy+0x116/0x3d0\n[ 76.978625] dm_block_manager_destroy+0x19/0x40\n[ 76.978629] __destroy_persistent_data_objects+0x5e/0x70\n[ 76.978636] dm_pool_abort_metadata+0x8e/0x100\n[ 76.978643] metadata_operation_failed+0x86/0x110\n[ 76.978649] commit+0x6a/0x230\n[ 76.978655] do_worker+0xc6e/0xd90\n[ 76.978702] process_one_work+0x269/0x630\n[ 76.978714] worker_thread+0x266/0x630\n[ 76.978730] kthread+0x151/0x1b0\n[ 76.978772] INFO: task test.sh:2646 blocked for more than 15 seconds.\n[ 76.979756] Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-00011-g8f17dd350364-dirty #910\n[ 76.982111] task:test.sh state:D stack:0 pid:2646 ppid:2459\n[ 76.982128] Call Trace:\n[ 76.982139] __schedule+0x6ba/0x10f0\n[ 76.982155] schedule+0x9d/0x1e0\n[ 76.982159] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x4f4/0x910\n[ 76.982173] down_read+0x84/0x170\n[ 76.982177] dm_thin_find_block+0x4c/0xd0\n[ 76.982183] thin_map+0x201/0x3d0\n[ 76.982188] __map_bio+0x5b/0x350\n[ 76.982195] dm_submit_bio+0x2b6/0x930\n[ 76.982202] __submit_bio+0x123/0x2d0\n[ 76.982209] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x101/0x3e0\n[ 76.982222] submit_bio_noacct+0x389/0x770\n[ 76.982227] submit_bio+0x50/0xc0\n[ 76.982232] submit_bh_wbc+0x15e/0x230\n[ 76.982238] submit_bh+0x14/0x20\n[ 76.982241] ext4_read_bh_nowait+0xc5/0x130\n[ 76.982247] ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait+0x340/0xc60\n[ 76.982254] ext4_mb_init_cache+0x1ce/0xdc0\n[ 76.982259] ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp+0x987/0xfa0\n[ 76.982263] ext4_discard_preallocations+0x45d/0x830\n[ 76.982274] ext4_clear_inode+0x48/0xf0\n[ 76.982280] ext4_evict_inode+0xcf/0xc70\n[ 76.982285] evict+0x119/0x2b0\n[ 76.982290] dispose_list+0x43/0xa0\n[ 76.982294] prune_icache_sb+0x64/0x90\n[ 76.982298] super_cache_scan+0x155/0x210\n[ 76.982303] do_shrink_slab+0x19e/0x4e0\n[ 76.982310] shrink_slab+0x2bd/0x450\n[ 76.982317] drop_slab+0xcc/0x1a0\n[ 76.982323] drop_caches_sysctl_handler+0xb7/0xe0\n[ 76.982327] proc_sys_call_handler+0x1bc/0x300\n[ 76.982331] proc_sys_write+0x17/0x20\n[ 76.982334] vfs_write+0x3d3/0x570\n[ 76.982342] ksys_write+0x73/0x160\n[ 76.982347] __x64_sys_write+0x1e/0x30\n[ 76.982352] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80\n[ 76.982357] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n\nFunct\n---truncated---",
"id": "GHSA-2rmr-vqgp-f8jv",
"modified": "2026-02-04T21:30:24Z",
"published": "2025-10-07T18:31:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50549"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200aa33b5d781e7c0fa6c0c7db9dbcc3f574ce8f"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d891cc5a1706b6908bceb56af7176a463ee6d62"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e37578069737b04955c71dd85db8a3bc2709eff"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8111964f1b8524c4bb56b02cd9c7a37725ea21fd"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf7a39bcc427febbfe3c3b9fe829825ead96c27"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c26c33fef588ee54852cffa7cbb9f9d9869405"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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