CVE-2024-26658

bcachefs: grab s_umount only if snapshotting

Published Apr 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bcachefs: grab s_umount only if snapshotting

When I was testing mongodb over bcachefs with compression,
there is a lockdep warning when snapshotting mongodb data volume.

$ cat test.sh
prog=bcachefs

$prog subvolume create /mnt/data
$prog subvolume create /mnt/data/snapshots

while true;do
$prog subvolume snapshot /mnt/data /mnt/data/snapshots/$(date +%s)
sleep 1s
done

$ cat /etc/mongodb.conf
systemLog:
destination: file
logAppend: true
path: /mnt/data/mongod.log

storage:
dbPath: /mnt/data/

lockdep reports:
[ 3437.452330] ======================================================
[ 3437.452750] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[ 3437.453168] 6.7.0-rc7-custom+ #85 Tainted: G E
[ 3437.453562] ------------------------------------------------------
[ 3437.453981] bcachefs/35533 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 3437.454325] ffffa0a02b2b1418 (sb_writers#10){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: filename_create+0x62/0x190
[ 3437.454875]
but task is already holding lock:
[ 3437.455268] ffffa0a02b2b10e0 (&type->s_umount_key#48){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: bch2_fs_file_ioctl+0x232/0xc90 [bcachefs]
[ 3437.456009]
which lock already depends on the new lock.

[ 3437.456553]
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 3437.457054]
-> #3 (&type->s_umount_key#48){.+.+}-{3:3}:
[ 3437.457507] down_read+0x3e/0x170
[ 3437.457772] bch2_fs_file_ioctl+0x232/0xc90 [bcachefs]
[ 3437.458206] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xd0
[ 3437.458498] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0
[ 3437.458779] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
[ 3437.459155]
-> #2 (&c->snapshot_create_lock){++++}-{3:3}:
[ 3437.459615] down_read+0x3e/0x170
[ 3437.459878] bch2_truncate+0x82/0x110 [bcachefs]
[ 3437.460276] bchfs_truncate+0x254/0x3c0 [bcachefs]
[ 3437.460686] notify_change+0x1f1/0x4a0
[ 3437.461283] do_truncate+0x7f/0xd0
[ 3437.461555] path_openat+0xa57/0xce0
[ 3437.461836] do_filp_open+0xb4/0x160
[ 3437.462116] do_sys_openat2+0x91/0xc0
[ 3437.462402] __x64_sys_openat+0x53/0xa0
[ 3437.462701] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0
[ 3437.462982] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
[ 3437.463359]
-> #1 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#15){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 3437.463843] down_write+0x3b/0xc0
[ 3437.464223] bch2_write_iter+0x5b/0xcc0 [bcachefs]
[ 3437.464493] vfs_write+0x21b/0x4c0
[ 3437.464653] ksys_write+0x69/0xf0
[ 3437.464839] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0
[ 3437.465009] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
[ 3437.465231]
-> #0 (sb_writers#10){.+.+}-{0:0}:
[ 3437.465471] __lock_acquire+0x1455/0x21b0
[ 3437.465656] lock_acquire+0xc6/0x2b0
[ 3437.465822] mnt_want_write+0x46/0x1a0
[ 3437.465996] filename_create+0x62/0x190
[ 3437.466175] user_path_create+0x2d/0x50
[ 3437.466352] bch2_fs_file_ioctl+0x2ec/0xc90 [bcachefs]
[ 3437.466617] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xd0
[ 3437.466791] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0
[ 3437.466957] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
[ 3437.467180]
other info that might help us debug this:

[ 3437.469670] 2 locks held by bcachefs/35533:
other info that might help us debug this:

[ 3437.467507] Chain exists of:
sb_writers#10 --> &c->snapshot_create_lock --> &type->s_umount_key#48

[ 3437.467979] Possible unsafe locking scenario:

[ 3437.468223] CPU0 CPU1
[ 3437.468405] ---- ----
[ 3437.468585] rlock(&type->s_umount_key#48);
[ 3437.468758] lock(&c->snapshot_create_lock);
[ 3437.469030] lock(&type->s_umount_key#48);
[ 3437.469291] rlock(sb_writers#10);
[ 3437.469434]
*** DEADLOCK ***

[ 3437.469
---truncated---

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-667
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 8:01 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2024, 2:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 2, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 2, 2024, 12:00 AM