Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
erofs: wake up all waiters after z_erofs_lzma_head ready
When the user mounts the erofs second times, the decompression thread
may hung. The problem happens due to a sequence of steps like the
following:
1) Task A called z_erofs_load_lzma_config which obtain all of the node
from the z_erofs_lzma_head.
2) At this time, task B called the z_erofs_lzma_decompress and wanted to
get a node. But the z_erofs_lzma_head was empty, the Task B had to
sleep.
3) Task A release nodes and push nodes into the z_erofs_lzma_head. But
task B was still sleeping.
One example report when the hung happens:
task:kworker/u3:1 state:D stack:14384 pid: 86 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: erofs_unzipd z_erofs_decompressqueue_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x281/0x760
schedule+0x49/0xb0
z_erofs_lzma_decompress+0x4bc/0x580
? cpu_core_flags+0x10/0x10
z_erofs_decompress_pcluster+0x49b/0xba0
? __update_load_avg_se+0x2b0/0x330
? __update_load_avg_se+0x2b0/0x330
? update_load_avg+0x5f/0x690
? update_load_avg+0x5f/0x690
? set_next_entity+0xbd/0x110
? _raw_spin_unlock+0xd/0x20
z_erofs_decompress_queue.isra.0+0x2e/0x50
z_erofs_decompressqueue_work+0x30/0x60
process_one_work+0x1d3/0x3a0
worker_thread+0x45/0x3a0
? process_one_work+0x3a0/0x3a0
kthread+0xe2/0x110
? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
</TASK>
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.16 | 5.18.18 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +2 | 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 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-1350 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026