Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
super: fix emergency thaw deadlock on frozen block devices
do_thaw_all_callback() calls bdev_thaw() while holding sb->s_umount
exclusively. If the block device was frozen via bdev_freeze() dropping
the last block layer freeze reference calls fs_bdev_thaw() which
reacquires s_umount:
do_thaw_all_callback(sb)
super_lock_excl(sb) # holds sb->s_umount
bdev_thaw(sb->s_bdev)
mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex)
# bd_fsfreeze_count drops 1 -> 0
bd_holder_ops->thaw == fs_bdev_thaw
get_bdev_super(bdev)
bdev_super_lock(bdev, true)
super_lock(sb, true)
down_write(&sb->s_umount) # same task: deadlock
The emergency thaw worker deadlocks against itself holding both
s_umount and bd_fsfreeze_mutex. That fscks any subsequent unmount,
freeze, or thaw of that filesystem and block device.
[ 81.878470] sysrq: Show Blocked State
[ 81.880140] task:kworker/0:1 state:D stack:0 pid:11 tgid:11 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000
[ 81.884876] Workqueue: events do_thaw_all
[ 81.886656] Call Trace:
[ 81.887759] <TASK>
[ 81.888763] __schedule+0x579/0x1420
[ 81.890372] schedule+0x3a/0x100
[ 81.891794] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x15/0x30
[ 81.893848] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x1ea/0x900
[ 81.895191] ? __pfx_do_thaw_all_callback+0x10/0x10
[ 81.896528] down_write+0xbd/0xc0
[ 81.897505] super_lock+0x91/0x180
[ 81.898457] ? __mutex_lock+0xa99/0x1140
[ 81.900748] ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x1f/0x400
[ 81.902069] bdev_super_lock+0x5b/0x150
[ 81.903132] get_bdev_super+0x10/0x60
[ 81.904042] fs_bdev_thaw+0x23/0xf0
[ 81.904755] bdev_thaw+0x82/0x100
[ 81.905484] do_thaw_all_callback+0x2c/0x50
[ 81.906298] __iterate_supers+0x5d/0x130
[ 81.907067] do_thaw_all+0x20/0x40
[ 81.907739] process_one_work+0x206/0x5e0
[ 81.908545] worker_thread+0x1e2/0x3c0
[ 81.909339] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 81.910171] kthread+0xf4/0x130
[ 81.910799] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 81.911528] ret_from_fork+0x2e2/0x3b0
[ 81.912259] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 81.913010] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 81.913806] </TASK>
bdev_super_lock() even documents the violated requirement with
lockdep_assert_not_held(&sb->s_umount).
Acquiring bd_fsfreeze_mutex under s_umount also inverts the
bd_fsfreeze_mutex vs. s_umount ordering established by
bdev_{freeze,thaw}() and can thus ABBA against a concurrent block-layer
freeze even when the recursive path isn't hit.
Fix this by not holding s_umount around the bdev_thaw() loop at all. Pin
the superblock with an active reference instead as
filesystems_freeze_callback() does. The active reference keeps the
superblock from being shut down and so ->s_bdev stays valid without
holding s_umount. The block-layer-held freeze is dropped by
fs_bdev_thaw() with FREEZE_MAY_NEST | FREEZE_HOLDER_USERSPACE exactly as
a regular unfreeze would and thaw_super_locked() handles
filesystem-level freezes as before.
The emergency thaw path has deadlocked like this in one form or
another for a long long time but the current exclusively-held
shape dates back to commit [1] where thaw_bdev() already ended in
thaw_super() with s_umount held by do_thaw_all_callback().
super: fix emergency thaw deadlock on frozen block devices
do_thaw_all_callback() calls bdev_thaw() while holding sb->s_umount
exclusively. If the block device was frozen via bdev_freeze() dropping
the last block layer freeze reference calls fs_bdev_thaw() which
reacquires s_umount:
do_thaw_all_callback(sb)
super_lock_excl(sb) # holds sb->s_umount
bdev_thaw(sb->s_bdev)
mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex)
# bd_fsfreeze_count drops 1 -> 0
bd_holder_ops->thaw == fs_bdev_thaw
get_bdev_super(bdev)
bdev_super_lock(bdev, true)
super_lock(sb, true)
down_write(&sb->s_umount) # same task: deadlock
The emergency thaw worker deadlocks against itself holding both
s_umount and bd_fsfreeze_mutex. That fscks any subsequent unmount,
freeze, or thaw of that filesystem and block device.
[ 81.878470] sysrq: Show Blocked State
[ 81.880140] task:kworker/0:1 state:D stack:0 pid:11 tgid:11 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000
[ 81.884876] Workqueue: events do_thaw_all
[ 81.886656] Call Trace:
[ 81.887759] <TASK>
[ 81.888763] __schedule+0x579/0x1420
[ 81.890372] schedule+0x3a/0x100
[ 81.891794] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x15/0x30
[ 81.893848] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x1ea/0x900
[ 81.895191] ? __pfx_do_thaw_all_callback+0x10/0x10
[ 81.896528] down_write+0xbd/0xc0
[ 81.897505] super_lock+0x91/0x180
[ 81.898457] ? __mutex_lock+0xa99/0x1140
[ 81.900748] ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x1f/0x400
[ 81.902069] bdev_super_lock+0x5b/0x150
[ 81.903132] get_bdev_super+0x10/0x60
[ 81.904042] fs_bdev_thaw+0x23/0xf0
[ 81.904755] bdev_thaw+0x82/0x100
[ 81.905484] do_thaw_all_callback+0x2c/0x50
[ 81.906298] __iterate_supers+0x5d/0x130
[ 81.907067] do_thaw_all+0x20/0x40
[ 81.907739] process_one_work+0x206/0x5e0
[ 81.908545] worker_thread+0x1e2/0x3c0
[ 81.909339] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 81.910171] kthread+0xf4/0x130
[ 81.910799] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 81.911528] ret_from_fork+0x2e2/0x3b0
[ 81.912259] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 81.913010] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 81.913806] </TASK>
bdev_super_lock() even documents the violated requirement with
lockdep_assert_not_held(&sb->s_umount).
Acquiring bd_fsfreeze_mutex under s_umount also inverts the
bd_fsfreeze_mutex vs. s_umount ordering established by
bdev_{freeze,thaw}() and can thus ABBA against a concurrent block-layer
freeze even when the recursive path isn't hit.
Fix this by not holding s_umount around the bdev_thaw() loop at all. Pin
the superblock with an active reference instead as
filesystems_freeze_callback() does. The active reference keeps the
superblock from being shut down and so ->s_bdev stays valid without
holding s_umount. The block-layer-held freeze is dropped by
fs_bdev_thaw() with FREEZE_MAY_NEST | FREEZE_HOLDER_USERSPACE exactly as
a regular unfreeze would and thaw_super_locked() handles
filesystem-level freezes as before.
The emergency thaw path has deadlocked like this in one form or
another for a long long time but the current exclusively-held
shape dates back to commit [1] where thaw_bdev() already ended in
thaw_super() with s_umount held by do_thaw_all_callback().
Published:
2026-08-10
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: super: fix emergency thaw deadlock on frozen block devices do_thaw_all_callback() calls bdev_thaw() while holding sb->s_umount exclusively. If the block device was frozen via bdev_freeze() dropping the last block layer freeze reference calls fs_bdev_thaw() which reacquires s_umount: do_thaw_all_callback(sb) super_lock_excl(sb) # holds sb->s_umount bdev_thaw(sb->s_bdev) mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex) # bd_fsfreeze_count drops 1 -> 0 bd_holder_ops->thaw == fs_bdev_thaw get_bdev_super(bdev) bdev_super_lock(bdev, true) super_lock(sb, true) down_write(&sb->s_umount) # same task: deadlock The emergency thaw worker deadlocks against itself holding both s_umount and bd_fsfreeze_mutex. That fscks any subsequent unmount, freeze, or thaw of that filesystem and block device. [ 81.878470] sysrq: Show Blocked State [ 81.880140] task:kworker/0:1 state:D stack:0 pid:11 tgid:11 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 [ 81.884876] Workqueue: events do_thaw_all [ 81.886656] Call Trace: [ 81.887759] <TASK> [ 81.888763] __schedule+0x579/0x1420 [ 81.890372] schedule+0x3a/0x100 [ 81.891794] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x15/0x30 [ 81.893848] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x1ea/0x900 [ 81.895191] ? __pfx_do_thaw_all_callback+0x10/0x10 [ 81.896528] down_write+0xbd/0xc0 [ 81.897505] super_lock+0x91/0x180 [ 81.898457] ? __mutex_lock+0xa99/0x1140 [ 81.900748] ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x1f/0x400 [ 81.902069] bdev_super_lock+0x5b/0x150 [ 81.903132] get_bdev_super+0x10/0x60 [ 81.904042] fs_bdev_thaw+0x23/0xf0 [ 81.904755] bdev_thaw+0x82/0x100 [ 81.905484] do_thaw_all_callback+0x2c/0x50 [ 81.906298] __iterate_supers+0x5d/0x130 [ 81.907067] do_thaw_all+0x20/0x40 [ 81.907739] process_one_work+0x206/0x5e0 [ 81.908545] worker_thread+0x1e2/0x3c0 [ 81.909339] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 81.910171] kthread+0xf4/0x130 [ 81.910799] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 81.911528] ret_from_fork+0x2e2/0x3b0 [ 81.912259] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 81.913010] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 81.913806] </TASK> bdev_super_lock() even documents the violated requirement with lockdep_assert_not_held(&sb->s_umount). Acquiring bd_fsfreeze_mutex under s_umount also inverts the bd_fsfreeze_mutex vs. s_umount ordering established by bdev_{freeze,thaw}() and can thus ABBA against a concurrent block-layer freeze even when the recursive path isn't hit. Fix this by not holding s_umount around the bdev_thaw() loop at all. Pin the superblock with an active reference instead as filesystems_freeze_callback() does. The active reference keeps the superblock from being shut down and so ->s_bdev stays valid without holding s_umount. The block-layer-held freeze is dropped by fs_bdev_thaw() with FREEZE_MAY_NEST | FREEZE_HOLDER_USERSPACE exactly as a regular unfreeze would and thaw_super_locked() handles filesystem-level freezes as before. The emergency thaw path has deadlocked like this in one form or another for a long long time but the current exclusively-held shape dates back to commit [1] where thaw_bdev() already ended in thaw_super() with s_umount held by do_thaw_all_callback(). | |
| Title | super: fix emergency thaw deadlock on frozen block devices | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T11:58:55.196Z
Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.370Z
Link: CVE-2026-68132
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Updated: 2026-08-10T19:00:04Z
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