In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fuse: fix readahead reclaim deadlock
Commit e26ee4efbc79 ("fuse: allocate ff->release_args only if release is
needed") skips allocating ff->release_args if the server does not
implement open. However in doing so, fuse_prepare_release() now skips
grabbing the reference on the inode, which makes it possible for an
inode to be evicted from the dcache while there are inflight readahead
requests. This causes a deadlock if the server triggers reclaim while
servicing the readahead request and reclaim attempts to evict the inode
of the file being read ahead. Since the folio is locked during
readahead, when reclaim evicts the fuse inode and fuse_evict_inode()
attempts to remove all folios associated with the inode from the page
cache (truncate_inode_pages_range()), reclaim will block forever waiting
for the lock since readahead cannot relinquish the lock because it is
itself blocked in reclaim:
>>> stack_trace(1504735)
folio_wait_bit_common (mm/filemap.c:1308:4)
folio_lock (./include/linux/pagemap.h:1052:3)
truncate_inode_pages_range (mm/truncate.c:336:10)
fuse_evict_inode (fs/fuse/inode.c:161:2)
evict (fs/inode.c:704:3)
dentry_unlink_inode (fs/dcache.c:412:3)
__dentry_kill (fs/dcache.c:615:3)
shrink_kill (fs/dcache.c:1060:12)
shrink_dentry_list (fs/dcache.c:1087:3)
prune_dcache_sb (fs/dcache.c:1168:2)
super_cache_scan (fs/super.c:221:10)
do_shrink_slab (mm/shrinker.c:435:9)
shrink_slab (mm/shrinker.c:626:10)
shrink_node (mm/vmscan.c:5951:2)
shrink_zones (mm/vmscan.c:6195:3)
do_try_to_free_pages (mm/vmscan.c:6257:3)
do_swap_page (mm/memory.c:4136:11)
handle_pte_fault (mm/memory.c:5562:10)
handle_mm_fault (mm/memory.c:5870:9)
do_user_addr_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1338:10)
handle_page_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1481:3)
exc_page_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1539:2)
asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x27
Fix this deadlock by allocating ff->release_args and grabbing the
reference on the inode when preparing the file for release even if the
server does not implement open. The inode reference will be dropped when
the last reference on the fuse file is dropped (see fuse_file_put() ->
fuse_release_end()).
fuse: fix readahead reclaim deadlock
Commit e26ee4efbc79 ("fuse: allocate ff->release_args only if release is
needed") skips allocating ff->release_args if the server does not
implement open. However in doing so, fuse_prepare_release() now skips
grabbing the reference on the inode, which makes it possible for an
inode to be evicted from the dcache while there are inflight readahead
requests. This causes a deadlock if the server triggers reclaim while
servicing the readahead request and reclaim attempts to evict the inode
of the file being read ahead. Since the folio is locked during
readahead, when reclaim evicts the fuse inode and fuse_evict_inode()
attempts to remove all folios associated with the inode from the page
cache (truncate_inode_pages_range()), reclaim will block forever waiting
for the lock since readahead cannot relinquish the lock because it is
itself blocked in reclaim:
>>> stack_trace(1504735)
folio_wait_bit_common (mm/filemap.c:1308:4)
folio_lock (./include/linux/pagemap.h:1052:3)
truncate_inode_pages_range (mm/truncate.c:336:10)
fuse_evict_inode (fs/fuse/inode.c:161:2)
evict (fs/inode.c:704:3)
dentry_unlink_inode (fs/dcache.c:412:3)
__dentry_kill (fs/dcache.c:615:3)
shrink_kill (fs/dcache.c:1060:12)
shrink_dentry_list (fs/dcache.c:1087:3)
prune_dcache_sb (fs/dcache.c:1168:2)
super_cache_scan (fs/super.c:221:10)
do_shrink_slab (mm/shrinker.c:435:9)
shrink_slab (mm/shrinker.c:626:10)
shrink_node (mm/vmscan.c:5951:2)
shrink_zones (mm/vmscan.c:6195:3)
do_try_to_free_pages (mm/vmscan.c:6257:3)
do_swap_page (mm/memory.c:4136:11)
handle_pte_fault (mm/memory.c:5562:10)
handle_mm_fault (mm/memory.c:5870:9)
do_user_addr_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1338:10)
handle_page_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1481:3)
exc_page_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1539:2)
asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x27
Fix this deadlock by allocating ff->release_args and grabbing the
reference on the inode when preparing the file for release even if the
server does not implement open. The inode reference will be dropped when
the last reference on the fuse file is dropped (see fuse_file_put() ->
fuse_release_end()).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: fix readahead reclaim deadlock Commit e26ee4efbc79 ("fuse: allocate ff->release_args only if release is needed") skips allocating ff->release_args if the server does not implement open. However in doing so, fuse_prepare_release() now skips grabbing the reference on the inode, which makes it possible for an inode to be evicted from the dcache while there are inflight readahead requests. This causes a deadlock if the server triggers reclaim while servicing the readahead request and reclaim attempts to evict the inode of the file being read ahead. Since the folio is locked during readahead, when reclaim evicts the fuse inode and fuse_evict_inode() attempts to remove all folios associated with the inode from the page cache (truncate_inode_pages_range()), reclaim will block forever waiting for the lock since readahead cannot relinquish the lock because it is itself blocked in reclaim: >>> stack_trace(1504735) folio_wait_bit_common (mm/filemap.c:1308:4) folio_lock (./include/linux/pagemap.h:1052:3) truncate_inode_pages_range (mm/truncate.c:336:10) fuse_evict_inode (fs/fuse/inode.c:161:2) evict (fs/inode.c:704:3) dentry_unlink_inode (fs/dcache.c:412:3) __dentry_kill (fs/dcache.c:615:3) shrink_kill (fs/dcache.c:1060:12) shrink_dentry_list (fs/dcache.c:1087:3) prune_dcache_sb (fs/dcache.c:1168:2) super_cache_scan (fs/super.c:221:10) do_shrink_slab (mm/shrinker.c:435:9) shrink_slab (mm/shrinker.c:626:10) shrink_node (mm/vmscan.c:5951:2) shrink_zones (mm/vmscan.c:6195:3) do_try_to_free_pages (mm/vmscan.c:6257:3) do_swap_page (mm/memory.c:4136:11) handle_pte_fault (mm/memory.c:5562:10) handle_mm_fault (mm/memory.c:5870:9) do_user_addr_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1338:10) handle_page_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1481:3) exc_page_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1539:2) asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x27 Fix this deadlock by allocating ff->release_args and grabbing the reference on the inode when preparing the file for release even if the server does not implement open. The inode reference will be dropped when the last reference on the fuse file is dropped (see fuse_file_put() -> fuse_release_end()). | |
| Title | fuse: fix readahead reclaim deadlock | |
| 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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-13T15:29:24.014Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.048Z
Link: CVE-2025-68821
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-13T16:16:04.440
Modified: 2026-01-13T16:16:04.440
Link: CVE-2025-68821
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