CVE-2026-97619

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Ending the write accounting is just a\npercpu_up_read() on the superblock writers sem.\n\nDeferring it is a problem, because it makes dropping SB_FREEZE_WRITE\nprotection depend on the ring owner getting to running task_work. 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However, only the fsnotify part actually\nneeded to move as it may sleep. Ending the write accounting is just a\npercpu_up_read() on the superblock writers sem.\n\nDeferring it is a problem, because it makes dropping SB_FREEZE_WRITE\nprotection depend on the ring owner getting to running task_work. But\nthe task may be blocked in freeze_super(), causing it to never get to\nthat:\n\n task io-wq worker\n --------------------------------------------------------------\n io_write()\n io_kiocb_start_write() (takes sb_writers, hidden from\n lockdep by __sb_writers_release)\n write_iter() -> -EIOCBQUEUED\n ioctl(FS_IOC_SHUTDOWN)\n bdev_freeze()\n freeze_super()\n percpu_down_write() <- waits for the reader above\n io_write()\n kiocb_start_write()\n percpu_down_read() <- queued\n behind the\n writer\n <bio completes>\n io_complete_rw()\n queues io_req_rw_complete() <- never runs, task is in D state\n\nEnd the write from io_complete_rw() instead, and leave only the fsnotify\ncalls in task_work."}], "id": "CVE-2026-97619", "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:21:10.027", "metrics": {}, "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:16.117", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055d43a1233edbd80e558889258105ce63051bcd"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16840e3478c72ebbf093c52cbdcd8a1f12fad692"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/696459029f3b65c070c91b729478475582f1dcdf"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/796aa0547557e63338657ed1c487906f9fac4c73"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa4a3bec32ffe20ba1044db8211140edf7637310"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc580cee4dfa2ec9099c30ecbd4d804cbb996432"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed1cead97afb9c398bd7ab344a3c1ee34ab73af9"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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