In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix lockdep splat and potential deadlock after failure running delayed items
When running delayed items we are holding a delayed node's mutex and then
we will attempt to modify a subvolume btree to insert/update/delete the
delayed items. However if have an error during the insertions for example,
btrfs_insert_delayed_items() may return with a path that has locked extent
buffers (a leaf at the very least), and then we attempt to release the
delayed node at __btrfs_run_delayed_items(), which requires taking the
delayed node's mutex, causing an ABBA type of deadlock. This was reported
by syzbot and the lockdep splat is the following:
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.5.0-rc7-syzkaller-00024-g93f5de5f648d #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz-executor.2/13257 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88801835c0c0 (&delayed_node->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __btrfs_release_delayed_node+0x9a/0xaa0 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:256
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88802a5ab8e8 (btrfs-tree-00){++++}-{3:3}, at: __btrfs_tree_lock+0x3c/0x2a0 fs/btrfs/locking.c:198
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (btrfs-tree-00){++++}-{3:3}:
__lock_release kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5475 [inline]
lock_release+0x36f/0x9d0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5781
up_write+0x79/0x580 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
btrfs_tree_unlock_rw fs/btrfs/locking.h:189 [inline]
btrfs_unlock_up_safe+0x179/0x3b0 fs/btrfs/locking.c:239
search_leaf fs/btrfs/ctree.c:1986 [inline]
btrfs_search_slot+0x2511/0x2f80 fs/btrfs/ctree.c:2230
btrfs_insert_empty_items+0x9c/0x180 fs/btrfs/ctree.c:4376
btrfs_insert_delayed_item fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:746 [inline]
btrfs_insert_delayed_items fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:824 [inline]
__btrfs_commit_inode_delayed_items+0xd24/0x2410 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1111
__btrfs_run_delayed_items+0x1db/0x430 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1153
flush_space+0x269/0xe70 fs/btrfs/space-info.c:723
btrfs_async_reclaim_metadata_space+0x106/0x350 fs/btrfs/space-info.c:1078
process_one_work+0x92c/0x12c0 kernel/workqueue.c:2600
worker_thread+0xa63/0x1210 kernel/workqueue.c:2751
kthread+0x2b8/0x350 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x2e/0x60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:304
-> #0 (&delayed_node->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3142 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3261 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3876 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x39ff/0x7f70 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5144
lock_acquire+0x1e3/0x520 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5761
__mutex_lock_common+0x1d8/0x2530 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
__btrfs_release_delayed_node+0x9a/0xaa0 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:256
btrfs_release_delayed_node fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:281 [inline]
__btrfs_run_delayed_items+0x2b5/0x430 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1156
btrfs_commit_transaction+0x859/0x2ff0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:2276
btrfs_sync_file+0xf56/0x1330 fs/btrfs/file.c:1988
vfs_fsync_range fs/sync.c:188 [inline]
vfs_fsync fs/sync.c:202 [inline]
do_fsync fs/sync.c:212 [inline]
__do_sys_fsync fs/sync.c:220 [inline]
__se_sys_fsync fs/sync.c:218 [inline]
__x64_sys_fsync+0x196/0x1e0 fs/sync.c:218
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
other info that
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btrfs: fix lockdep splat and potential deadlock after failure running delayed items
When running delayed items we are holding a delayed node's mutex and then
we will attempt to modify a subvolume btree to insert/update/delete the
delayed items. However if have an error during the insertions for example,
btrfs_insert_delayed_items() may return with a path that has locked extent
buffers (a leaf at the very least), and then we attempt to release the
delayed node at __btrfs_run_delayed_items(), which requires taking the
delayed node's mutex, causing an ABBA type of deadlock. This was reported
by syzbot and the lockdep splat is the following:
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.5.0-rc7-syzkaller-00024-g93f5de5f648d #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz-executor.2/13257 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88801835c0c0 (&delayed_node->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __btrfs_release_delayed_node+0x9a/0xaa0 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:256
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88802a5ab8e8 (btrfs-tree-00){++++}-{3:3}, at: __btrfs_tree_lock+0x3c/0x2a0 fs/btrfs/locking.c:198
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (btrfs-tree-00){++++}-{3:3}:
__lock_release kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5475 [inline]
lock_release+0x36f/0x9d0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5781
up_write+0x79/0x580 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
btrfs_tree_unlock_rw fs/btrfs/locking.h:189 [inline]
btrfs_unlock_up_safe+0x179/0x3b0 fs/btrfs/locking.c:239
search_leaf fs/btrfs/ctree.c:1986 [inline]
btrfs_search_slot+0x2511/0x2f80 fs/btrfs/ctree.c:2230
btrfs_insert_empty_items+0x9c/0x180 fs/btrfs/ctree.c:4376
btrfs_insert_delayed_item fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:746 [inline]
btrfs_insert_delayed_items fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:824 [inline]
__btrfs_commit_inode_delayed_items+0xd24/0x2410 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1111
__btrfs_run_delayed_items+0x1db/0x430 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1153
flush_space+0x269/0xe70 fs/btrfs/space-info.c:723
btrfs_async_reclaim_metadata_space+0x106/0x350 fs/btrfs/space-info.c:1078
process_one_work+0x92c/0x12c0 kernel/workqueue.c:2600
worker_thread+0xa63/0x1210 kernel/workqueue.c:2751
kthread+0x2b8/0x350 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x2e/0x60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:304
-> #0 (&delayed_node->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3142 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3261 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3876 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x39ff/0x7f70 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5144
lock_acquire+0x1e3/0x520 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5761
__mutex_lock_common+0x1d8/0x2530 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
__btrfs_release_delayed_node+0x9a/0xaa0 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:256
btrfs_release_delayed_node fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:281 [inline]
__btrfs_run_delayed_items+0x2b5/0x430 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1156
btrfs_commit_transaction+0x859/0x2ff0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:2276
btrfs_sync_file+0xf56/0x1330 fs/btrfs/file.c:1988
vfs_fsync_range fs/sync.c:188 [inline]
vfs_fsync fs/sync.c:202 [inline]
do_fsync fs/sync.c:212 [inline]
__do_sys_fsync fs/sync.c:220 [inline]
__se_sys_fsync fs/sync.c:218 [inline]
__x64_sys_fsync+0x196/0x1e0 fs/sync.c:218
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
other info that
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix lockdep splat and potential deadlock after failure running delayed items When running delayed items we are holding a delayed node's mutex and then we will attempt to modify a subvolume btree to insert/update/delete the delayed items. However if have an error during the insertions for example, btrfs_insert_delayed_items() may return with a path that has locked extent buffers (a leaf at the very least), and then we attempt to release the delayed node at __btrfs_run_delayed_items(), which requires taking the delayed node's mutex, causing an ABBA type of deadlock. This was reported by syzbot and the lockdep splat is the following: WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.5.0-rc7-syzkaller-00024-g93f5de5f648d #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz-executor.2/13257 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88801835c0c0 (&delayed_node->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __btrfs_release_delayed_node+0x9a/0xaa0 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:256 but task is already holding lock: ffff88802a5ab8e8 (btrfs-tree-00){++++}-{3:3}, at: __btrfs_tree_lock+0x3c/0x2a0 fs/btrfs/locking.c:198 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (btrfs-tree-00){++++}-{3:3}: __lock_release kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5475 [inline] lock_release+0x36f/0x9d0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5781 up_write+0x79/0x580 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625 btrfs_tree_unlock_rw fs/btrfs/locking.h:189 [inline] btrfs_unlock_up_safe+0x179/0x3b0 fs/btrfs/locking.c:239 search_leaf fs/btrfs/ctree.c:1986 [inline] btrfs_search_slot+0x2511/0x2f80 fs/btrfs/ctree.c:2230 btrfs_insert_empty_items+0x9c/0x180 fs/btrfs/ctree.c:4376 btrfs_insert_delayed_item fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:746 [inline] btrfs_insert_delayed_items fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:824 [inline] __btrfs_commit_inode_delayed_items+0xd24/0x2410 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1111 __btrfs_run_delayed_items+0x1db/0x430 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1153 flush_space+0x269/0xe70 fs/btrfs/space-info.c:723 btrfs_async_reclaim_metadata_space+0x106/0x350 fs/btrfs/space-info.c:1078 process_one_work+0x92c/0x12c0 kernel/workqueue.c:2600 worker_thread+0xa63/0x1210 kernel/workqueue.c:2751 kthread+0x2b8/0x350 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x2e/0x60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:304 -> #0 (&delayed_node->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3142 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3261 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3876 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x39ff/0x7f70 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5144 lock_acquire+0x1e3/0x520 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5761 __mutex_lock_common+0x1d8/0x2530 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799 __btrfs_release_delayed_node+0x9a/0xaa0 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:256 btrfs_release_delayed_node fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:281 [inline] __btrfs_run_delayed_items+0x2b5/0x430 fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c:1156 btrfs_commit_transaction+0x859/0x2ff0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:2276 btrfs_sync_file+0xf56/0x1330 fs/btrfs/file.c:1988 vfs_fsync_range fs/sync.c:188 [inline] vfs_fsync fs/sync.c:202 [inline] do_fsync fs/sync.c:212 [inline] __do_sys_fsync fs/sync.c:220 [inline] __se_sys_fsync fs/sync.c:218 [inline] __x64_sys_fsync+0x196/0x1e0 fs/sync.c:218 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd other info that ---truncated--- | |
| Title | btrfs: fix lockdep splat and potential deadlock after failure running delayed items | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-30T12:11:18.076Z
Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.501Z
Link: CVE-2023-54224
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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:10.743
Modified: 2025-12-30T13:16:10.743
Link: CVE-2023-54224
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