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Description
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().
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OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 up to (excluding) 6.14.9
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.31
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.93
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.141
Added
Reference Type
CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Types: Third Party Advisory
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