fkie_cve-2025-39782
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-09-11 17:15
Modified
2025-09-15 15:22
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: prevent softlockup in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() Both jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() and jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() periodically release j_list_lock after processing a batch of buffers to avoid long hold times on the j_list_lock. However, since both functions contend for j_list_lock, the combined time spent waiting and processing can be significant. jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() explicitly calls cond_resched() when need_resched() is true to avoid softlockups during prolonged operations. But jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() only exits its loop when need_resched() is true, relying on potentially sleeping functions like __flush_batch() or wait_on_buffer() to trigger rescheduling. If those functions do not sleep, the kernel may hit a softlockup. watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 156s! [kworker/u129:2:373] CPU: 3 PID: 373 Comm: kworker/u129:2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.6.0+ #10 Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 /BC11SPCD, BIOS 1.27 06/13/2017 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:2) pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418 lr : jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2] Call trace: native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418 jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2] __jbd2_log_wait_for_space+0xfc/0x2f8 [jbd2] add_transaction_credits+0x3bc/0x418 [jbd2] start_this_handle+0xf8/0x560 [jbd2] jbd2__journal_start+0x118/0x228 [jbd2] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x110/0x188 [ext4] ext4_do_writepages+0x3dc/0x740 [ext4] ext4_writepages+0xa4/0x190 [ext4] do_writepages+0x94/0x228 __writeback_single_inode+0x48/0x318 writeback_sb_inodes+0x204/0x590 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x54/0xf8 wb_writeback+0x2cc/0x3d8 wb_do_writeback+0x2e0/0x2f8 wb_workfn+0x80/0x2a8 process_one_work+0x178/0x3e8 worker_thread+0x234/0x3b8 kthread+0xf0/0x108 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 So explicitly call cond_resched() in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() to avoid softlockup.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26cb9aad94cb1811d8fae115594cc71fa3d91ab0
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3faac5e1d14c63260fd1bf789d96bde3ab3d9e54
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41f40038de62e8306897cf6840791b268996432a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/429d50cbaff45090d52a1ea850d5de8c14881ee7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ff98c1ea19acd3f9389e4bb6061364e943f85e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d98cf4632258720f18265a058e62fde120c0151
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f683d611518d30334813eecf9a8c687453e2800e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ee8fd689e6d534f9fd2494b9266f7998082e65
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{
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\njbd2: prevent softlockup in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint()\n\nBoth jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() and jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list()\nperiodically release j_list_lock after processing a batch of buffers to\navoid long hold times on the j_list_lock. However, since both functions\ncontend for j_list_lock, the combined time spent waiting and processing\ncan be significant.\n\njbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() explicitly calls cond_resched() when\nneed_resched() is true to avoid softlockups during prolonged operations.\nBut jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() only exits its loop when need_resched() is\ntrue, relying on potentially sleeping functions like __flush_batch() or\nwait_on_buffer() to trigger rescheduling. If those functions do not sleep,\nthe kernel may hit a softlockup.\n\nwatchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 156s! [kworker/u129:2:373]\nCPU: 3 PID: 373 Comm: kworker/u129:2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.6.0+ #10\nHardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 /BC11SPCD, BIOS 1.27 06/13/2017\nWorkqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:2)\npstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\npc : native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418\nlr : jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2]\nCall trace:\n native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418\n jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2]\n __jbd2_log_wait_for_space+0xfc/0x2f8 [jbd2]\n add_transaction_credits+0x3bc/0x418 [jbd2]\n start_this_handle+0xf8/0x560 [jbd2]\n jbd2__journal_start+0x118/0x228 [jbd2]\n __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x110/0x188 [ext4]\n ext4_do_writepages+0x3dc/0x740 [ext4]\n ext4_writepages+0xa4/0x190 [ext4]\n do_writepages+0x94/0x228\n __writeback_single_inode+0x48/0x318\n writeback_sb_inodes+0x204/0x590\n __writeback_inodes_wb+0x54/0xf8\n wb_writeback+0x2cc/0x3d8\n wb_do_writeback+0x2e0/0x2f8\n wb_workfn+0x80/0x2a8\n process_one_work+0x178/0x3e8\n worker_thread+0x234/0x3b8\n kthread+0xf0/0x108\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nSo explicitly call cond_resched() in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() to avoid\nsoftlockup."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-39782",
  "lastModified": "2025-09-15T15:22:38.297",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-09-11T17:15:44.173",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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