CVE-2022-50549
- Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:39.897
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm thin: Fix ABBA deadlock between shrink_slab and dm_pool_abort_metadata
Following concurrent processes:
P1(drop cache) P2(kworker)
drop_caches_sysctl_handler
drop_slab
shrink_slab
down_read(&shrinker_rwsem) – LOCK A
do_shrink_slab
super_cache_scan
prune_icache_sb
dispose_list
evict
ext4_evict_inode
ext4_clear_inode
ext4_discard_preallocations
ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp
ext4_mb_init_cache
ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait
ext4_read_bh_nowait
submit_bh
dm_submit_bio
do_worker
process_deferred_bios
commit
metadata_operation_failed
dm_pool_abort_metadata
down_write(&pmd->root_lock) – LOCK B
__destroy_persistent_data_objects
dm_block_manager_destroy
dm_bufio_client_destroy
unregister_shrinker
down_write(&shrinker_rwsem)
thin_map |
dm_thin_find_block ↓
down_read(&pmd->root_lock) –> ABBA deadlock
, which triggers hung task:
[ 76.974820] INFO: task kworker/u4:3:63 blocked for more than 15 seconds.
[ 76.976019] Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-00011-g8f17dd350364-dirty #910
[ 76.978521] task:kworker/u4:3 state:D stack:0 pid:63 ppid:2
[ 76.978534] Workqueue: dm-thin do_worker
[ 76.978552] Call Trace:
[ 76.978564] __schedule+0x6ba/0x10f0
[ 76.978582] schedule+0x9d/0x1e0
[ 76.978588] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x587/0xdf0
[ 76.978600] down_write+0xec/0x110
[ 76.978607] unregister_shrinker+0x2c/0xf0
[ 76.978616] dm_bufio_client_destroy+0x116/0x3d0
[ 76.978625] dm_block_manager_destroy+0x19/0x40
[ 76.978629] __destroy_persistent_data_objects+0x5e/0x70
[ 76.978636] dm_pool_abort_metadata+0x8e/0x100
[ 76.978643] metadata_operation_failed+0x86/0x110
[ 76.978649] commit+0x6a/0x230
[ 76.978655] do_worker+0xc6e/0xd90
[ 76.978702] process_one_work+0x269/0x630
[ 76.978714] worker_thread+0x266/0x630
[ 76.978730] kthread+0x151/0x1b0
[ 76.978772] INFO: task test.sh:2646 blocked for more than 15 seconds.
[ 76.979756] Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-00011-g8f17dd350364-dirty #910
[ 76.982111] task:test.sh state:D stack:0 pid:2646 ppid:2459
[ 76.982128] Call Trace:
[ 76.982139] __schedule+0x6ba/0x10f0
[ 76.982155] schedule+0x9d/0x1e0
[ 76.982159] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x4f4/0x910
[ 76.982173] down_read+0x84/0x170
[ 76.982177] dm_thin_find_block+0x4c/0xd0
[ 76.982183] thin_map+0x201/0x3d0
[ 76.982188] __map_bio+0x5b/0x350
[ 76.982195] dm_submit_bio+0x2b6/0x930
[ 76.982202] __submit_bio+0x123/0x2d0
[ 76.982209] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x101/0x3e0
[ 76.982222] submit_bio_noacct+0x389/0x770
[ 76.982227] submit_bio+0x50/0xc0
[ 76.982232] submit_bh_wbc+0x15e/0x230
[ 76.982238] submit_bh+0x14/0x20
[ 76.982241] ext4_read_bh_nowait+0xc5/0x130
[ 76.982247] ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait+0x340/0xc60
[ 76.982254] ext4_mb_init_cache+0x1ce/0xdc0
[ 76.982259] ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp+0x987/0xfa0
[ 76.982263] ext4_discard_preallocations+0x45d/0x830
[ 76.982274] ext4_clear_inode+0x48/0xf0
[ 76.982280] ext4_evict_inode+0xcf/0xc70
[ 76.982285] evict+0x119/0x2b0
[ 76.982290] dispose_list+0x43/0xa0
[ 76.982294] prune_icache_sb+0x64/0x90
[ 76.982298] super_cache_scan+0x155/0x210
[ 76.982303] do_shrink_slab+0x19e/0x4e0
[ 76.982310] shrink_slab+0x2bd/0x450
[ 76.982317] drop_slab+0xcc/0x1a0
[ 76.982323] drop_caches_sysctl_handler+0xb7/0xe0
[ 76.982327] proc_sys_call_handler+0x1bc/0x300
[ 76.982331] proc_sys_write+0x17/0x20
[ 76.982334] vfs_write+0x3d3/0x570
[ 76.982342] ksys_write+0x73/0x160
[ 76.982347] __x64_sys_write+0x1e/0x30
[ 76.982352] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[ 76.982357] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Funct
—truncated—
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How to fix CVE-2022-50549
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm thin: Fix ABBA deadlock between shrink_slab and dm_pool_abort_metadata Following concurrent processes: P1(drop cache) P2(kworker) drop_caches_sysctl_handler drop_slab shrink_slab down_read(&shrinker_rwsem) – LOCK A do_shrink_slab super_cache_scan prune_icache_sb dispose_list evict ext4_evict_inode ext4_clear_inode ext4_discard_preallocations ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp ext4_mb_init_cache ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait ext4_read_bh_nowait submit_bh dm_submit_bio do_worker process_deferred_bios commit metadata_operation_failed dm_pool_abort_metadata down_write(&pmd->root_lock) – LOCK B […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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