ghsa-jcxc-rghj-26cf
Vulnerability from github
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm: fix unconditional IO throttle caused by REQ_PREFLUSH
When a bio with REQ_PREFLUSH is submitted to dm, __send_empty_flush() generates a flush_bio with REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_SYNC, which causes the flush_bio to be throttled by wbt_wait().
An example from v5.4, similar problem also exists in upstream:
crash> bt 2091206
PID: 2091206 TASK: ffff2050df92a300 CPU: 109 COMMAND: "kworker/u260:0"
#0 [ffff800084a2f7f0] __switch_to at ffff80004008aeb8
#1 [ffff800084a2f820] __schedule at ffff800040bfa0c4
#2 [ffff800084a2f880] schedule at ffff800040bfa4b4
#3 [ffff800084a2f8a0] io_schedule at ffff800040bfa9c4
#4 [ffff800084a2f8c0] rq_qos_wait at ffff8000405925bc
#5 [ffff800084a2f940] wbt_wait at ffff8000405bb3a0
#6 [ffff800084a2f9a0] __rq_qos_throttle at ffff800040592254
#7 [ffff800084a2f9c0] blk_mq_make_request at ffff80004057cf38
#8 [ffff800084a2fa60] generic_make_request at ffff800040570138
#9 [ffff800084a2fae0] submit_bio at ffff8000405703b4
#10 [ffff800084a2fb50] xlog_write_iclog at ffff800001280834 [xfs]
#11 [ffff800084a2fbb0] xlog_sync at ffff800001280c3c [xfs]
#12 [ffff800084a2fbf0] xlog_state_release_iclog at ffff800001280df4 [xfs]
#13 [ffff800084a2fc10] xlog_write at ffff80000128203c [xfs]
#14 [ffff800084a2fcd0] xlog_cil_push at ffff8000012846dc [xfs]
#15 [ffff800084a2fda0] xlog_cil_push_work at ffff800001284a2c [xfs]
#16 [ffff800084a2fdb0] process_one_work at ffff800040111d08
#17 [ffff800084a2fe00] worker_thread at ffff8000401121cc
#18 [ffff800084a2fe70] kthread at ffff800040118de4
After commit 2def2845cc33 ("xfs: don't allow log IO to be throttled"), the metadata submitted by xlog_write_iclog() should not be throttled. But due to the existence of the dm layer, throttling flush_bio indirectly causes the metadata bio to be throttled.
Fix this by conditionally adding REQ_IDLE to flush_bio.bi_opf, which makes wbt_should_throttle() return false to avoid wbt_wait().
{ "affected": [], "aliases": [ "CVE-2025-38063" ], "database_specific": { "cwe_ids": [], "github_reviewed": false, "github_reviewed_at": null, "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-18T10:15:39Z", "severity": null }, "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm: fix unconditional IO throttle caused by REQ_PREFLUSH\n\nWhen a bio with REQ_PREFLUSH is submitted to dm, __send_empty_flush()\ngenerates a flush_bio with REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_SYNC,\nwhich causes the flush_bio to be throttled by wbt_wait().\n\nAn example from v5.4, similar problem also exists in upstream:\n\n crash\u003e bt 2091206\n PID: 2091206 TASK: ffff2050df92a300 CPU: 109 COMMAND: \"kworker/u260:0\"\n #0 [ffff800084a2f7f0] __switch_to at ffff80004008aeb8\n #1 [ffff800084a2f820] __schedule at ffff800040bfa0c4\n #2 [ffff800084a2f880] schedule at ffff800040bfa4b4\n #3 [ffff800084a2f8a0] io_schedule at ffff800040bfa9c4\n #4 [ffff800084a2f8c0] rq_qos_wait at ffff8000405925bc\n #5 [ffff800084a2f940] wbt_wait at ffff8000405bb3a0\n #6 [ffff800084a2f9a0] __rq_qos_throttle at ffff800040592254\n #7 [ffff800084a2f9c0] blk_mq_make_request at ffff80004057cf38\n #8 [ffff800084a2fa60] generic_make_request at ffff800040570138\n #9 [ffff800084a2fae0] submit_bio at ffff8000405703b4\n #10 [ffff800084a2fb50] xlog_write_iclog at ffff800001280834 [xfs]\n #11 [ffff800084a2fbb0] xlog_sync at ffff800001280c3c [xfs]\n #12 [ffff800084a2fbf0] xlog_state_release_iclog at ffff800001280df4 [xfs]\n #13 [ffff800084a2fc10] xlog_write at ffff80000128203c [xfs]\n #14 [ffff800084a2fcd0] xlog_cil_push at ffff8000012846dc [xfs]\n #15 [ffff800084a2fda0] xlog_cil_push_work at ffff800001284a2c [xfs]\n #16 [ffff800084a2fdb0] process_one_work at ffff800040111d08\n #17 [ffff800084a2fe00] worker_thread at ffff8000401121cc\n #18 [ffff800084a2fe70] kthread at ffff800040118de4\n\nAfter commit 2def2845cc33 (\"xfs: don\u0027t allow log IO to be throttled\"),\nthe metadata submitted by xlog_write_iclog() should not be throttled.\nBut due to the existence of the dm layer, throttling flush_bio indirectly\ncauses the metadata bio to be throttled.\n\nFix this by conditionally adding REQ_IDLE to flush_bio.bi_opf, which makes\nwbt_should_throttle() return false to avoid wbt_wait().", "id": "GHSA-jcxc-rghj-26cf", "modified": "2025-06-18T12:30:33Z", "published": "2025-06-18T12:30:33Z", "references": [ { "type": "ADVISORY", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38063" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2858cda9a8d95e6deee7e3b0a26adde696a9a4f5" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52aa28f7b1708d76e315d78b5ed397932a1a97c3" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f7f56d16f568f19e1a695af34a7f4a6ce537a6" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95d08924335f3b6f4ea0b92ebfe4fe0731c502d9" }, { "type": "WEB", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b55a97d1bd4083729a60d19beffe85d4c96680de" } ], "schema_version": "1.4.0", "severity": [] }
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