jbd2: check need_resched() when skipping busy checkpoint buffers (Linux Linux)

CVE-2026-89566
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At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 11 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
Linux
NVD status
Received

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: check need_resched() when skipping busy checkpoint buffers journal_shrink_one_cp_list() skips busy checkpoint buffers when called with JBD2_SHRINK_BUSY_SKIP. The continue statement on this path also skips the need_resched() check at the end of the loop body. Consequently, when a checkpoint list contains mostly busy buffers, the shrinker can walk the entire list while holding journal->j_list_lock, even when a reschedule has been requested. Large checkpoint lists under memory pressure can therefore cause long lock hold times and leave other CPUs spinning on j_list_lock, resulting in soft lockups or RCU stalls. Route the busy-buffer path through the need_resched() check so that the shrinker can release j_list_lock and reschedule promptly, restoring parity with the clean-buffer path, which already checks need_resched(). This does not change which checkpoint buffers are eligible for removal.

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Affected products

ProductVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected b98dba273a0e47dbfade89c9af73c5b012a4eabb < dc7ece0b827fe3b748db685fb85cd2fc3710c3f9 ; affected b98dba273a0e47dbfade89c9af73c5b012a4eabb < f83c23286e54180cdc83a36463a60003534cc290 ; affected b98dba273a0e47dbfade89c9af73c5b012a4eabb < f9182a85991a0ad5cd2940df6db75f40ad90028c ; affected b98dba273a0e47dbfade89c9af73c5b012a4eabb < 595cac7f1b32d009b97f83dd2b2d6a1a445e9bb4 ; affected b98dba273a0e47dbfade89c9af73c5b012a4eabb < f213e12ff5c9590b1034ae8da0e6d09665c772d0 ; affected 9c31bb2684f8035beca0275349d19d679b679ffb
Linux · Linuxaffected 6.5 ; unaffected 0 < 6.5 ; unaffected 6.6.160 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.109 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.50 ≤ 6.18.* ; unaffected 7.2.4 ≤ 7.2.*

Sources

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