Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tmpfs: fix race on handling dquot rbtree
A syzkaller reproducer found a race while attempting to remove dquot information from the rb tree.
Fetching the rb_tree root node must also be protected by the dqopt->dqio_sem, otherwise, giving the right timing, shmem_release_dquot() will trigger a warning because it couldn't find a node in the tree, when the real reason was the root node changing before the search starts:
Thread 1 Thread 2 - shmem_release_dquot() - shmem_{acquire,release}_dquot()
- fetch ROOT - Fetch ROOT
- acquire dqio_sem - wait dqio_sem
- do something, triger a tree rebalance - release dqio_sem
- acquire dqio_sem - start searching for the node, but from the wrong location, missing the node, and triggering a warning.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- May 1, 2024
- Last modified
- Aug 4, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified