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After that, it\nshows if the kdamond of the damon_ctx is still running (damon_ctx->kdamond\nis set). Only if the kdamond is running, damos_walk() starts waiting for\nthe kdamond's handling of the newly added request.\n\nThe damos_walk() requests registration and damon_ctx->kdamond unset are\nprotected by different mutexes, though. Hence, damos_walk() could race\nwith damon_ctx->kdamond unset, and result in deadlocks.\n\nFor example, let's suppose kdamond successfully finished the damow_walk()\nrequest cancelling. Right after that, damos_walk() is called for the\ncontext. It registers the new request, and shows the context is still\nrunning, because damon_ctx->kdamond unset is not yet done. Hence the\ndamos_walk() caller starts waiting for the handling of the request. \nHowever, the kdamond is already on the termination steps, so it never\nhandles the new request. As a result, the damos_walk() caller thread\ninfinitely waits.\n\nFix this by introducing another damon_ctx field, namely\nwalk_control_obsolete. It is protected by the\ndamon_ctx->walk_control_lock, which protects damos_walk() request\nregistration. Initialize (unset) it in kdamond_fn() before letting\ndamon_start() returns and set it just before the cancelling of the\nremaining damos_walk() request is executed. damos_walk() reads the\nobsolete field under the lock and avoids adding a new request.\n\nAfter this change, only requests that are guaranteed to be handled or\ncancelled are registered. Hence the after-registration DAMON context\ntermination check is no longer needed. Remove it together.\n\nThe issue is found by sashiko [1]."}], "id": "CVE-2026-46008", "lastModified": "2026-10-21T13:19:02.227", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 4.7, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.0, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-05-27T14:17:18.600", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ba956a239ba6e3fae8555d3660e22e675be63b5"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c3f6c2b48cd84b441dba1ee3e62290e53930f4"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a7f297362deac614ce3dbbba73ff2ba31aaca3"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-362"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}