GHSA-55PQ-FQ6F-GFM8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 06:32 – Updated: 2026-08-15 06:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()
When the f2fs filesystem space is nearly exhausted, we encounter deadlock issues as below:
INFO: task A:1890 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:A state:D stack:0 pid:1890 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x00000204 Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 folio_wait_bit+0x20/0x38 folio_wait_writeback+0x54/0xc8 truncate_inode_partial_folio+0x70/0x1e0 truncate_inode_pages_range+0x1b0/0x450 truncate_pagecache+0x54/0x88 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x3e8/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198
INFO: task kworker/u8:11:2680853 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:11 state:D stack:0 pid:2680853 tgid:2680853 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 schedule+0x3c/0x118 io_schedule+0x44/0x68 folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370 __filemap_get_folio+0x214/0x348 pagecache_get_page+0x20/0x70 f2fs_get_read_data_page+0x150/0x3e8 f2fs_get_lock_data_page+0x2c/0x160 move_data_page+0x50/0x478 do_garbage_collect+0xd38/0x1528 f2fs_gc+0x240/0x7e0 f2fs_balance_fs+0x1a0/0x208 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x6e4/0x730 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x378/0x9b0 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2e4/0x388 do_writepages+0x8c/0x2c8 __writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x200
INFO: task kworker/u8:8:2641297 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u8:8 state:D stack:0 pid:2641297 tgid:2641297 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0) Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_write_inode+0xf4/0x328 __writeback_single_inode+0x370/0x498 writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118 wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0 wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508 process_one_work+0x180/0x408 worker_thread+0x258/0x368 kthread+0x118/0x128 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
INFO: task B:1902 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:B state:D stack:0 pid:1902 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x0000020c Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x158 __schedule+0x27c/0x908 rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60 __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8 rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378 down_write+0x1c/0x30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208 f2fs_map_blocks+0x94c/0x1110 f2fs_file_write_iter+0x228/0xb80 do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0 vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8 do_writev+0x88/0x130 __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x30/0xf8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198
INFO: task sync:2769849 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Tainted: G
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{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-68460"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-15T06:18:22Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nf2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()\n\nWhen the f2fs filesystem space is nearly exhausted, we encounter deadlock\nissues as below:\n\nINFO: task A:1890 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 \u003e /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:A state:D stack:0 pid:1890 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x00000204\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n schedule+0x3c/0x118\n io_schedule+0x44/0x68\n folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370\n folio_wait_bit+0x20/0x38\n folio_wait_writeback+0x54/0xc8\n truncate_inode_partial_folio+0x70/0x1e0\n truncate_inode_pages_range+0x1b0/0x450\n truncate_pagecache+0x54/0x88\n f2fs_file_write_iter+0x3e8/0xb80\n do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0\n vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8\n do_writev+0x88/0x130\n __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40\n invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120\n el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0\n do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38\n el0_svc+0x30/0xf8\n el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130\n el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198\n\nINFO: task kworker/u8:11:2680853 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 \u003e /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:kworker/u8:11 state:D stack:0 pid:2680853 tgid:2680853 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208\nWorkqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0)\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n schedule+0x3c/0x118\n io_schedule+0x44/0x68\n folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370\n __filemap_get_folio+0x214/0x348\n pagecache_get_page+0x20/0x70\n f2fs_get_read_data_page+0x150/0x3e8\n f2fs_get_lock_data_page+0x2c/0x160\n move_data_page+0x50/0x478\n do_garbage_collect+0xd38/0x1528\n f2fs_gc+0x240/0x7e0\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x1a0/0x208\n f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x6e4/0x730\n f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x378/0x9b0\n f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2e4/0x388\n do_writepages+0x8c/0x2c8\n __writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x498\n writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8\n __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118\n wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0\n wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508\n process_one_work+0x180/0x408\n worker_thread+0x258/0x368\n kthread+0x118/0x128\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x200\n\nINFO: task kworker/u8:8:2641297 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 \u003e /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:kworker/u8:8 state:D stack:0 pid:2641297 tgid:2641297 ppid:2 flags:0x00000208\nWorkqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0)\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60\n __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8\n rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378\n down_write+0x1c/0x30\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208\n f2fs_write_inode+0xf4/0x328\n __writeback_single_inode+0x370/0x498\n writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8\n __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118\n wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0\n wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508\n process_one_work+0x180/0x408\n worker_thread+0x258/0x368\n kthread+0x118/0x128\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nINFO: task B:1902 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n Tainted: G O 6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 \u003e /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:B state:D stack:0 pid:1902 tgid:1626 ppid:1153 flags:0x0000020c\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60\n __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8\n rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378\n down_write+0x1c/0x30\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208\n f2fs_map_blocks+0x94c/0x1110\n f2fs_file_write_iter+0x228/0xb80\n do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0\n vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8\n do_writev+0x88/0x130\n __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40\n invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120\n el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0\n do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38\n el0_svc+0x30/0xf8\n el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130\n el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198\n\nINFO: task sync:2769849 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n Tainted: G \n---truncated---",
"id": "GHSA-55pq-fq6f-gfm8",
"modified": "2026-08-15T06:32:07Z",
"published": "2026-08-15T06:32:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68460"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919"
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{
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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