In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: Remove queue freezing from several sysfs store callbacks
Freezing the request queue from inside sysfs store callbacks may cause a
deadlock in combination with the dm-multipath driver and the
queue_if_no_path option. Additionally, freezing the request queue slows
down system boot on systems where sysfs attributes are set synchronously.
Fix this by removing the blk_mq_freeze_queue() / blk_mq_unfreeze_queue()
calls from the store callbacks that do not strictly need these callbacks.
Add the __data_racy annotation to request_queue.rq_timeout to suppress
KCSAN data race reports about the rq_timeout reads.
This patch may cause a small delay in applying the new settings.
For all the attributes affected by this patch, I/O will complete
correctly whether the old or the new value of the attribute is used.
This patch affects the following sysfs attributes:
* io_poll_delay
* io_timeout
* nomerges
* read_ahead_kb
* rq_affinity
Here is an example of a deadlock triggered by running test srp/002
if this patch is not applied:
task:multipathd
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0
schedule+0xdd/0x270
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30
__mutex_lock+0xb89/0x1650
mutex_lock_nested+0x1f/0x30
dm_table_set_restrictions+0x823/0xdf0
__bind+0x166/0x590
dm_swap_table+0x2a7/0x490
do_resume+0x1b1/0x610
dev_suspend+0x55/0x1a0
ctl_ioctl+0x3a5/0x7e0
dm_ctl_ioctl+0x12/0x20
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x127/0x1a0
x64_sys_call+0xe2b/0x17d0
do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
</TASK>
task:(udev-worker)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0
schedule+0xdd/0x270
blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait+0xf2/0x140
blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave+0x23/0x30
queue_ra_store+0x14e/0x290
queue_attr_store+0x23e/0x2c0
sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3b2/0x630
vfs_write+0x4fd/0x1390
ksys_write+0xfd/0x230
__x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0
x64_sys_call+0x276/0x17d0
do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
</TASK>
block: Remove queue freezing from several sysfs store callbacks
Freezing the request queue from inside sysfs store callbacks may cause a
deadlock in combination with the dm-multipath driver and the
queue_if_no_path option. Additionally, freezing the request queue slows
down system boot on systems where sysfs attributes are set synchronously.
Fix this by removing the blk_mq_freeze_queue() / blk_mq_unfreeze_queue()
calls from the store callbacks that do not strictly need these callbacks.
Add the __data_racy annotation to request_queue.rq_timeout to suppress
KCSAN data race reports about the rq_timeout reads.
This patch may cause a small delay in applying the new settings.
For all the attributes affected by this patch, I/O will complete
correctly whether the old or the new value of the attribute is used.
This patch affects the following sysfs attributes:
* io_poll_delay
* io_timeout
* nomerges
* read_ahead_kb
* rq_affinity
Here is an example of a deadlock triggered by running test srp/002
if this patch is not applied:
task:multipathd
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0
schedule+0xdd/0x270
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30
__mutex_lock+0xb89/0x1650
mutex_lock_nested+0x1f/0x30
dm_table_set_restrictions+0x823/0xdf0
__bind+0x166/0x590
dm_swap_table+0x2a7/0x490
do_resume+0x1b1/0x610
dev_suspend+0x55/0x1a0
ctl_ioctl+0x3a5/0x7e0
dm_ctl_ioctl+0x12/0x20
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x127/0x1a0
x64_sys_call+0xe2b/0x17d0
do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
</TASK>
task:(udev-worker)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0
schedule+0xdd/0x270
blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait+0xf2/0x140
blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave+0x23/0x30
queue_ra_store+0x14e/0x290
queue_attr_store+0x23e/0x2c0
sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3b2/0x630
vfs_write+0x4fd/0x1390
ksys_write+0xfd/0x230
__x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0
x64_sys_call+0x276/0x17d0
do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
</TASK>
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-667 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: Remove queue freezing from several sysfs store callbacks Freezing the request queue from inside sysfs store callbacks may cause a deadlock in combination with the dm-multipath driver and the queue_if_no_path option. Additionally, freezing the request queue slows down system boot on systems where sysfs attributes are set synchronously. Fix this by removing the blk_mq_freeze_queue() / blk_mq_unfreeze_queue() calls from the store callbacks that do not strictly need these callbacks. Add the __data_racy annotation to request_queue.rq_timeout to suppress KCSAN data race reports about the rq_timeout reads. This patch may cause a small delay in applying the new settings. For all the attributes affected by this patch, I/O will complete correctly whether the old or the new value of the attribute is used. This patch affects the following sysfs attributes: * io_poll_delay * io_timeout * nomerges * read_ahead_kb * rq_affinity Here is an example of a deadlock triggered by running test srp/002 if this patch is not applied: task:multipathd Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0 schedule+0xdd/0x270 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30 __mutex_lock+0xb89/0x1650 mutex_lock_nested+0x1f/0x30 dm_table_set_restrictions+0x823/0xdf0 __bind+0x166/0x590 dm_swap_table+0x2a7/0x490 do_resume+0x1b1/0x610 dev_suspend+0x55/0x1a0 ctl_ioctl+0x3a5/0x7e0 dm_ctl_ioctl+0x12/0x20 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x127/0x1a0 x64_sys_call+0xe2b/0x17d0 do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 </TASK> task:(udev-worker) Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0x8c1/0x1bf0 schedule+0xdd/0x270 blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait+0xf2/0x140 blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave+0x23/0x30 queue_ra_store+0x14e/0x290 queue_attr_store+0x23e/0x2c0 sysfs_kf_write+0xde/0x140 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3b2/0x630 vfs_write+0x4fd/0x1390 ksys_write+0xfd/0x230 __x64_sys_write+0x76/0xc0 x64_sys_call+0x276/0x17d0 do_syscall_64+0x96/0x3a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 </TASK> | |
| Title | block: Remove queue freezing from several sysfs store callbacks | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-09T08:35:11.951Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:30:19.653Z
Link: CVE-2025-71117
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-01-14T15:16:01.383
Modified: 2026-03-25T18:58:06.340
Link: CVE-2025-71117
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