In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix uninitialized waitqueue in transaction manager
The transaction manager initialization in txInit() was not properly
initializing TxBlock[0].waitor waitqueue, causing a crash when
txEnd(0) is called on read-only filesystems.
When a filesystem is mounted read-only, txBegin() returns tid=0 to
indicate no transaction. However, txEnd(0) still gets called and
tries to access TxBlock[0].waitor via tid_to_tblock(0), but this
waitqueue was never initialized because the initialization loop
started at index 1 instead of 0.
This causes a 'non-static key' lockdep warning and system crash:
INFO: trying to register non-static key in txEnd
Fix by ensuring all transaction blocks including TxBlock[0] have
their waitqueues properly initialized during txInit().
jfs: fix uninitialized waitqueue in transaction manager
The transaction manager initialization in txInit() was not properly
initializing TxBlock[0].waitor waitqueue, causing a crash when
txEnd(0) is called on read-only filesystems.
When a filesystem is mounted read-only, txBegin() returns tid=0 to
indicate no transaction. However, txEnd(0) still gets called and
tries to access TxBlock[0].waitor via tid_to_tblock(0), but this
waitqueue was never initialized because the initialization loop
started at index 1 instead of 0.
This causes a 'non-static key' lockdep warning and system crash:
INFO: trying to register non-static key in txEnd
Fix by ensuring all transaction blocks including TxBlock[0] have
their waitqueues properly initialized during txInit().
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix uninitialized waitqueue in transaction manager The transaction manager initialization in txInit() was not properly initializing TxBlock[0].waitor waitqueue, causing a crash when txEnd(0) is called on read-only filesystems. When a filesystem is mounted read-only, txBegin() returns tid=0 to indicate no transaction. However, txEnd(0) still gets called and tries to access TxBlock[0].waitor via tid_to_tblock(0), but this waitqueue was never initialized because the initialization loop started at index 1 instead of 0. This causes a 'non-static key' lockdep warning and system crash: INFO: trying to register non-static key in txEnd Fix by ensuring all transaction blocks including TxBlock[0] have their waitqueues properly initialized during txInit(). | |
| Title | jfs: fix uninitialized waitqueue in transaction manager | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-16T13:42:48.350Z
Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.250Z
Link: CVE-2025-68168
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:48.647
Modified: 2025-12-16T14:15:48.647
Link: CVE-2025-68168
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