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ice: Do not use WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag for workqueue

Published May 21, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

ice: Do not use WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag for workqueue

When both ice and the irdma driver are loaded, a warning in
check_flush_dependency is being triggered. This is due to ice driver
workqueue being allocated with the WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag and the irdma one
is not.

According to kernel documentation, this flag should be set if the
workqueue will be involved in the kernel's memory reclamation flow.
Since it is not, there is no need for the ice driver's WQ to have this
flag set so remove it.

Example trace:

[ +0.000004] workqueue: WQ_MEM_RECLAIM ice:ice_service_task [ice] is flushing !WQ_MEM_RECLAIM infiniband:0x0
[ +0.000139] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 728 at kernel/workqueue.c:2632 check_flush_dependency+0x178/0x1a0
[ +0.000011] Modules linked in: bonding tls xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_cha
in_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink bridge stp llc rfkill vfat fat intel_rapl_msr intel
_rapl_common isst_if_common skx_edac nfit libnvdimm x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel kvm irqbypass crct1
0dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel rapl intel_cstate rpcrdma sunrpc rdma_ucm ib_srpt ib_isert iscsi_target_mod target_
core_mod ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi rdma_cm ib_cm iw_cm iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support ipmi_ssif irdma mei_me ib_uverbs
ib_core intel_uncore joydev pcspkr i2c_i801 acpi_ipmi mei lpc_ich i2c_smbus intel_pch_thermal ioatdma ipmi_si acpi_power_meter
acpi_pad xfs libcrc32c sd_mod t10_pi crc64_rocksoft crc64 sg ahci ixgbe libahci ice i40e igb crc32c_intel mdio i2c_algo_bit liba
ta dca wmi dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler fuse
[ +0.000161] [last unloaded: bonding]
[ +0.000006] CPU: 0 PID: 728 Comm: kworker/0:2 Tainted: G S 6.2.0-rc2_next-queue-13jan-00458-gc20aabd57164 #1
[ +0.000006] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600WFT/S2600WFT, BIOS SE5C620.86B.02.01.0010.010620200716 01/06/2020
[ +0.000003] Workqueue: ice ice_service_task [ice]
[ +0.000127] RIP: 0010:check_flush_dependency+0x178/0x1a0
[ +0.000005] Code: 89 8e 02 01 e8 49 3d 40 00 49 8b 55 18 48 8d 8d d0 00 00 00 48 8d b3 d0 00 00 00 4d 89 e0 48 c7 c7 e0 3b 08
9f e8 bb d3 07 01 <0f> 0b e9 be fe ff ff 80 3d 24 89 8e 02 00 0f 85 6b ff ff ff e9 06
[ +0.000004] RSP: 0018:ffff88810a39f990 EFLAGS: 00010282
[ +0.000005] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888141bc2400 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ +0.000004] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: dffffc0000000000 RDI: ffffffffa1213a80
[ +0.000003] RBP: ffff888194bf3400 R08: ffffed117b306112 R09: ffffed117b306112
[ +0.000003] R10: ffff888bd983088b R11: ffffed117b306111 R12: 0000000000000000
[ +0.000003] R13: ffff888111f84d00 R14: ffff88810a3943ac R15: ffff888194bf3400
[ +0.000004] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888bd9800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ +0.000003] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ +0.000003] CR2: 000056035b208b60 CR3: 000000017795e005 CR4: 00000000007706f0
[ +0.000003] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ +0.000003] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ +0.000002] PKRU: 55555554
[ +0.000003] Call Trace:
[ +0.000002] <TASK>
[ +0.000003] __flush_workqueue+0x203/0x840
[ +0.000006] ? mutex_unlock+0x84/0xd0
[ +0.000008] ? __pfx_mutex_unlock+0x10/0x10
[ +0.000004] ? __pfx___flush_workqueue+0x10/0x10
[ +0.000006] ? mutex_lock+0xa3/0xf0
[ +0.000005] ib_cache_cleanup_one+0x39/0x190 [ib_core]
[ +0.000174] __ib_unregister_device+0x84/0xf0 [ib_core]
[ +0.000094] ib_unregister_device+0x25/0x30 [ib_core]
[ +0.000093] irdma_ib_unregister_device+0x97/0xc0 [irdma]
[ +0.000064] ? __pfx_irdma_ib_unregister_device+0x10/0x10 [irdma]
[ +0.000059] ? up_write+0x5c/0x90
[ +0.000005] irdma_remove+0x36/0x90 [irdma]
[ +0.000062] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x32/0x50
[ +0.000007] device_r
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.17 5.4.232

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 6.1.12-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.1.12-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.12-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1017.19 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-72.79 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1036.40 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1038.45 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1038.45.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1034.42 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1033.38 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1020.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1030.33 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1030.35 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1025.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1035.41 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1029.31 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +21 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-149.166 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1102.110 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1036.40~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1108.114 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1038.45~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1064.70 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1105.114 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1034.42~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1069.73 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1020.25~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1049.54 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1030.35~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1017.18 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1091.97 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1014.14~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1101.110 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1035.41~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1085.96 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1033.37~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1024.28 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1103.111~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1108.114~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1105.114~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-149.166~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1049.54~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1101.110~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1085.96~18.04.1 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1028.33 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1038.41 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1102.110+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1108.114+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1077.86 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1105.114+fips1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +4 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.194.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs 4.12.14-122.225.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +3 4.12.14-122.225.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +2 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.194.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.225.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.197.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2892-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.82.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.82.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15 +1 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_27 1-150400.9.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.225.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_59 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +3 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default +1 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150400.24.122.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +10 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.82.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.122.2.150400.24.58.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.82.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1

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