In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm thin: Use last transaction's pmd->root when commit failed

Recently we found a softlock up problem in dm thin pool btree lookup
code due to corrupted metadata:

Kernel panic - not syncing: softlockup: hung tasks
CPU: 7 PID: 2669225 Comm: kworker/u16:3
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
Workqueue: dm-thin do_worker [dm_thin_pool]
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
dump_stack+0x9c/0xd3
panic+0x35d/0x6b9
watchdog_timer_fn.cold+0x16/0x25
__run_hrtimer+0xa2/0x2d0
</IRQ>
RIP: 0010:__relink_lru+0x102/0x220 [dm_bufio]
__bufio_new+0x11f/0x4f0 [dm_bufio]
new_read+0xa3/0x1e0 [dm_bufio]
dm_bm_read_lock+0x33/0xd0 [dm_persistent_data]
ro_step+0x63/0x100 [dm_persistent_data]
btree_lookup_raw.constprop.0+0x44/0x220 [dm_persistent_data]
dm_btree_lookup+0x16f/0x210 [dm_persistent_data]
dm_thin_find_block+0x12c/0x210 [dm_thin_pool]
__process_bio_read_only+0xc5/0x400 [dm_thin_pool]
process_thin_deferred_bios+0x1a4/0x4a0 [dm_thin_pool]
process_one_work+0x3c5/0x730

Following process may generate a broken btree mixed with fresh and
stale btree nodes, which could get dm thin trapped in an infinite loop
while looking up data block:
Transaction 1: pmd->root = A, A->B->C // One path in btree
pmd->root = X, X->Y->Z // Copy-up
Transaction 2: X,Z is updated on disk, Y write failed.
// Commit failed, dm thin becomes read-only.
process_bio_read_only
dm_thin_find_block
__find_block
dm_btree_lookup(pmd->root)
The pmd->root points to a broken btree, Y may contain stale node
pointing to any block, for example X, which gets dm thin trapped into
a dead loop while looking up Z.

Fix this by setting pmd->root in __open_metadata(), so that dm thin
will use the last transaction's pmd->root if commit failed.

Fetch a reproducer in [Link].

Linke: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216790

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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm thin: Use last transaction's pmd->root when commit failed Recently we found a softlock up problem in dm thin pool btree lookup code due to corrupted metadata: Kernel panic - not syncing: softlockup: hung tasks CPU: 7 PID: 2669225 Comm: kworker/u16:3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) Workqueue: dm-thin do_worker [dm_thin_pool] Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack+0x9c/0xd3 panic+0x35d/0x6b9 watchdog_timer_fn.cold+0x16/0x25 __run_hrtimer+0xa2/0x2d0 </IRQ> RIP: 0010:__relink_lru+0x102/0x220 [dm_bufio] __bufio_new+0x11f/0x4f0 [dm_bufio] new_read+0xa3/0x1e0 [dm_bufio] dm_bm_read_lock+0x33/0xd0 [dm_persistent_data] ro_step+0x63/0x100 [dm_persistent_data] btree_lookup_raw.constprop.0+0x44/0x220 [dm_persistent_data] dm_btree_lookup+0x16f/0x210 [dm_persistent_data] dm_thin_find_block+0x12c/0x210 [dm_thin_pool] __process_bio_read_only+0xc5/0x400 [dm_thin_pool] process_thin_deferred_bios+0x1a4/0x4a0 [dm_thin_pool] process_one_work+0x3c5/0x730 Following process may generate a broken btree mixed with fresh and stale btree nodes, which could get dm thin trapped in an infinite loop while looking up data block: Transaction 1: pmd->root = A, A->B->C // One path in btree pmd->root = X, X->Y->Z // Copy-up Transaction 2: X,Z is updated on disk, Y write failed. // Commit failed, dm thin becomes read-only. process_bio_read_only dm_thin_find_block __find_block dm_btree_lookup(pmd->root) The pmd->root points to a broken btree, Y may contain stale node pointing to any block, for example X, which gets dm thin trapped into a dead loop while looking up Z. Fix this by setting pmd->root in __open_metadata(), so that dm thin will use the last transaction's pmd->root if commit failed. Fetch a reproducer in [Link]. Linke: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216790
Title dm thin: Use last transaction's pmd->root when commit failed
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:19:23.958Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:15:38.665Z

Link: CVE-2022-50534

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:37.530

Modified: 2026-02-05T15:16:12.153

Link: CVE-2022-50534

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50534 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:25Z

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