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btrfs: zoned: traverse devices under chunk_mutex in btrfs_can_activate_zone

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: zoned: traverse devices under chunk_mutex in btrfs_can_activate_zone

btrfs_can_activate_zone() can be called with the device_list_mutex already
held, which will lead to a deadlock:

insert_dev_extents() // Takes device_list_mutex
`-> insert_dev_extent()
`-> btrfs_insert_empty_item()
`-> btrfs_insert_empty_items()
`-> btrfs_search_slot()
`-> btrfs_cow_block()
`-> __btrfs_cow_block()
`-> btrfs_alloc_tree_block()
`-> btrfs_reserve_extent()
`-> find_free_extent()
`-> find_free_extent_update_loop()
`-> can_allocate_chunk()
`-> btrfs_can_activate_zone() // Takes device_list_mutex again

Instead of using the RCU on fs_devices->device_list we
can use fs_devices->alloc_list, protected by the chunk_mutex to traverse
the list of active devices.

We are in the chunk allocation thread. The newer chunk allocation
happens from the devices in the fs_device->alloc_list protected by the
chunk_mutex.

btrfs_create_chunk()
lockdep_assert_held(&info->chunk_mutex);
gather_device_info
list_for_each_entry(device, &fs_devices->alloc_list, dev_alloc_list)

Also, a device that reappears after the mount won't join the alloc_list
yet and, it will be in the dev_list, which we don't want to consider in
the context of the chunk alloc.

[15.166572] WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
[15.167117] 5.17.0-rc6-dennis #79 Not tainted
[15.167487] --------------------------------------------
[15.167733] kworker/u8:3/146 is trying to acquire lock:
[15.167733] ffff888102962ee0 (&fs_devs->device_list_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: find_free_extent+0x15a/0x14f0 [btrfs]
[15.167733]
[15.167733] but task is already holding lock:
[15.167733] ffff888102962ee0 (&fs_devs->device_list_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_create_pending_block_groups+0x20a/0x560 [btrfs]
[15.167733]
[15.167733] other info that might help us debug this:
[15.167733] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[15.167733]
[15.171834] CPU0
[15.171834] ----
[15.171834] lock(&fs_devs->device_list_mutex);
[15.171834] lock(&fs_devs->device_list_mutex);
[15.171834]
[15.171834] *** DEADLOCK ***
[15.171834]
[15.171834] May be due to missing lock nesting notation
[15.171834]
[15.171834] 5 locks held by kworker/u8:3/146:
[15.171834] #0: ffff888100050938 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1c3/0x5a0
[15.171834] #1: ffffc9000067be80 ((work_completion)(&fs_info->async_data_reclaim_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1c3/0x5a0
[15.176244] #2: ffff88810521e620 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: flush_space+0x335/0x600 [btrfs]
[15.176244] #3: ffff888102962ee0 (&fs_devs->device_list_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_create_pending_block_groups+0x20a/0x560 [btrfs]
[15.176244] #4: ffff8881152e4b78 (btrfs-dev-00){++++}-{3:3}, at: __btrfs_tree_lock+0x27/0x130 [btrfs]
[15.179641]
[15.179641] stack backtrace:
[15.179641] CPU: 1 PID: 146 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc6-dennis #79
[15.179641] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1.fc35 04/01/2014
[15.179641] Workqueue: events_unbound btrfs_async_reclaim_data_space [btrfs]
[15.179641] Call Trace:
[15.179641] <TASK>
[15.179641] dump_stack_lvl+0x45/0x59
[15.179641] __lock_acquire.cold+0x217/0x2b2
[15.179641] lock_acquire+0xbf/0x2b0
[15.183838] ? find_free_extent+0x15a/0x14f0 [btrfs]
[15.183838] __mutex_lock+0x8e/0x970
[15.183838] ? find_free_extent+0x15a/0x14f0 [btrfs]
[15.183838] ? find_free_extent+0x15a/0x14f0 [btrfs]
[15.183838] ? lock_is_held_type+0xd7/0x130
[15.183838] ? find_free_extent+0x15a/0x14f0 [btrfs]
[15.183838] find_free_extent+0x15a/0x14f0 [btrfs]
[15.183838] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x24/0x40
[15.183838] ? btrfs_get_alloc_profile+0x106/0x230 [btrfs]
[15.187601] btrfs_reserve_extent+0x131/0x260 [btrfs]
[15.
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.16 5.16.20

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.17.3-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.17.3-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.17.3-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —

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