In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring/rw: end write accounting from ->ki_complete
Commit b000145e9907 moved both the fsnotify calls and the write
accounting out of the kiocb completion handler and into the
io_req_rw_complete() task_work. However, only the fsnotify part actually
needed to move as it may sleep. Ending the write accounting is just a
percpu_up_read() on the superblock writers sem.
Deferring it is a problem, because it makes dropping SB_FREEZE_WRITE
protection depend on the ring owner getting to running task_work. But
the task may be blocked in freeze_super(), causing it to never get to
that:
task io-wq worker
--------------------------------------------------------------
io_write()
io_kiocb_start_write() (takes sb_writers, hidden from
lockdep by __sb_writers_release)
write_iter() -> -EIOCBQUEUED
ioctl(FS_IOC_SHUTDOWN)
bdev_freeze()
freeze_super()
percpu_down_write() <- waits for the reader above
io_write()
kiocb_start_write()
percpu_down_read() <- queued
behind the
writer
<bio completes>
io_complete_rw()
queues io_req_rw_complete() <- never runs, task is in D state
End the write from io_complete_rw() instead, and leave only the fsnotify
calls in task_work.
io_uring/rw: end write accounting from ->ki_complete
Commit b000145e9907 moved both the fsnotify calls and the write
accounting out of the kiocb completion handler and into the
io_req_rw_complete() task_work. However, only the fsnotify part actually
needed to move as it may sleep. Ending the write accounting is just a
percpu_up_read() on the superblock writers sem.
Deferring it is a problem, because it makes dropping SB_FREEZE_WRITE
protection depend on the ring owner getting to running task_work. But
the task may be blocked in freeze_super(), causing it to never get to
that:
task io-wq worker
--------------------------------------------------------------
io_write()
io_kiocb_start_write() (takes sb_writers, hidden from
lockdep by __sb_writers_release)
write_iter() -> -EIOCBQUEUED
ioctl(FS_IOC_SHUTDOWN)
bdev_freeze()
freeze_super()
percpu_down_write() <- waits for the reader above
io_write()
kiocb_start_write()
percpu_down_read() <- queued
behind the
writer
<bio completes>
io_complete_rw()
queues io_req_rw_complete() <- never runs, task is in D state
End the write from io_complete_rw() instead, and leave only the fsnotify
calls in task_work.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/rw: end write accounting from ->ki_complete Commit b000145e9907 moved both the fsnotify calls and the write accounting out of the kiocb completion handler and into the io_req_rw_complete() task_work. However, only the fsnotify part actually needed to move as it may sleep. Ending the write accounting is just a percpu_up_read() on the superblock writers sem. Deferring it is a problem, because it makes dropping SB_FREEZE_WRITE protection depend on the ring owner getting to running task_work. But the task may be blocked in freeze_super(), causing it to never get to that: task io-wq worker -------------------------------------------------------------- io_write() io_kiocb_start_write() (takes sb_writers, hidden from lockdep by __sb_writers_release) write_iter() -> -EIOCBQUEUED ioctl(FS_IOC_SHUTDOWN) bdev_freeze() freeze_super() percpu_down_write() <- waits for the reader above io_write() kiocb_start_write() percpu_down_read() <- queued behind the writer <bio completes> io_complete_rw() queues io_req_rw_complete() <- never runs, task is in D state End the write from io_complete_rw() instead, and leave only the fsnotify calls in task_work. | |
| Title | io_uring/rw: end write accounting from ->ki_complete | |
| 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: 2026-09-25T10:22:25.644Z
Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.159Z
Link: CVE-2026-97619
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:16.117
Modified: 2026-09-25T11:17:16.117
Link: CVE-2026-97619
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