ubifs: Fix deadlock in concurrent rename whiteout and inode writeback (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Fix deadlock in concurrent rename whiteout and inode writeback Following hung tasks: [ 77.028764] task:kworker/u8:4 state:D stack: 0 pid: 132 [ 77.028820] Call Trace: [ 77.029027] schedule+0x8c/0x1b0 [ 77.029067] mutex_lock+0x50/0x60 [ 77.029074] ubifs_write_inode+0x68/0x1f0 [ubifs] [ 77.029117] __writeback_single_inode+0x43c/0x570 [ 77.029128] writeback_sb_inodes+0x259/0x740 [ 77.029148] wb_writeback+0x107/0x4d0 [ 77.029163] wb_workfn+0x162/0x7b0 [ 92.390442] task:aa state:D stack: 0 pid: 1506 [ 92.390448] Call Trace: [ 92.390458] schedule+0x8c/0x1b0 [ 92.390461] wb_wait_for_completion+0x82/0xd0 [ 92.390469] __writeback_inodes_sb_nr+0xb2/0x110 [ 92.390472] writeback_inodes_sb_nr+0x14/0x20 [ 92.390476] ubifs_budget_space+0x705/0xdd0 [ubifs] [ 92.390503] do_rename.cold+0x7f/0x187 [ubifs] [ 92.390549] ubifs_rename+0x8b/0x180 [ubifs] [ 92.390571] vfs_rename+0xdb2/0x1170 [ 92.390580] do_renameat2+0x554/0x770 , are caused by concurrent rename whiteout and inode writeback processes: rename_whiteout(Thread 1) wb_workfn(Thread2) ubifs_rename do_rename lock_4_inodes (Hold ui_mutex) ubifs_budget_space make_free_space shrink_liability __writeback_inodes_sb_nr bdi_split_work_to_wbs (Queue new wb work) wb_do_writeback(wb work) __writeback_single_inode ubifs_write_inode LOCK(ui_mutex) ↑ wb_wait_for_completion (Wait wb work) <-- deadlock! Reproducer (Detail program in [Link]): 1. SYS_renameat2("/mp/dir/file", "/mp/dir/whiteout", RENAME_WHITEOUT) 2. Consume out of space before kernel(mdelay) doing budget for whiteout Fix it by doing whiteout space budget before locking ubifs inodes. BTW, it also fixes wrong goto tag 'out_release' in whiteout budget error handling path(It should at least recover dir i_size and unlock 4 ubifs inodes).
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-667 — Improper Locking
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dddc8211430fb851ddf0b168e3a00c6f66cc185
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37bdf1ad592555ecda1d55b89f6e393e4c0589d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83e42a78428fc354f5e2049935b84c8d8d29b787
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c58af8564a7b08757173009030b74baf4b2b762b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e9090acc32348cedc5def0cd6d5c126efc97b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b278c8dcfb565cb65eceb62a38cbf7a7c326db5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd427048047e8efdedab30e8888044e2be5aa9c
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-34667
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-47637
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0307 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.9 < 4.19.238cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.189cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.110cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.33cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 5.16.19cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.17 < 5.17.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 9e0a1fff8db56eaaebb74b4a3ef65f86811c4798 < 9dddc8211430fb851ddf0b168e3a00c6f66cc185 ; affected 9e0a1fff8db56eaaebb74b4a3ef65f86811c4798 < 37bdf1ad592555ecda1d55b89f6e393e4c0589d1 ; affected 9e0a1fff8db56eaaebb74b4a3ef65f86811c4798 < 83e42a78428fc354f5e2049935b84c8d8d29b787 ; affected 9e0a1fff8db56eaaebb74b4a3ef65f86811c4798 < c58af8564a7b08757173009030b74baf4b2b762b ; affected 9e0a1fff8db56eaaebb74b4a3ef65f86811c4798 < 70e9090acc32348cedc5def0cd6d5c126efc97b9 ; affected 9e0a1fff8db56eaaebb74b4a3ef65f86811c4798 < 8b278c8dcfb565cb65eceb62a38cbf7a7c326db5 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.9 ; unaffected 0 < 4.9 ; unaffected 4.19.238 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.189 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.110 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.33 ≤ 5.15.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |