{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-80879", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-26T14:34:25.799Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-04T16:49:02.905Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T16:49:02.905Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T16:49:02.905Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocfs2: fix circular locking dependency in ocfs2_dio_end_io_write\n\nA circular locking dependency involves INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,\nEXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE, and ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE.\n\n1. ocfs2_mknod() acquires INODE_ALLOC then EXTENT_ALLOC.\n\n2. ocfs2_dio_end_io_write() acquires EXTENT_ALLOC for unwritten\n extents, then ORPHAN_DIR via ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan() while still\n holding EXTENT_ALLOC.\n\n3. ocfs2_wipe_inode() acquires ORPHAN_DIR then INODE_ALLOC via\n ocfs2_remove_inode.\n\nBreak the cycle in ocfs2_dio_end_io_write() by freeing the allocation\ncontexts (releasing EXTENT_ALLOC) before acquiring ORPHAN_DIR.\n\nWARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected\n------------------------------------------------------\nis trying to acquire lock:\nffff8881e78b33a0\n(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at:\nocfs2_evict_inode+0x1539/0x43b0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299\n\nbut task is already holding lock:\nffff8881e78b4fa0\n(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at:\nocfs2_evict_inode+0xe97/0x43b0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299\n\nthe existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:\n\n-> #2 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:\n inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]\n ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12e/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2728\n ocfs2_dio_end_io+0xf9c/0x1370 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2418\n dio_complete+0x25b/0x790 fs/direct-io.c:281\n\n-> #1 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:\n inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]\n ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4840 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:882\n ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata_blocks+0x415/0x9a0\n fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1078\n ocfs2_mknod+0x10f3/0x2260 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:351\n\n-> #0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:\n __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237\n lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868\n down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625\n inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]\n ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:733 [inline]\n ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:896 [inline]\n ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1157 [inline]\n ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1539/0x43b0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299\n\nChain exists of:\n &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE] -->\n &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE] -->\n &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]\n\n Possible unsafe locking scenario:\n\n CPU0 CPU1\n ---- ----\n lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]);\n lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);\n lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]);\n lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);\n\n *** DEADLOCK ***" } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/ocfs2/aops.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "97c03c0e9f73a5049794b3c69ee60fb5e8b0ebd8", "lessThan": "f0ae0a6ca87dc2d4a789f71cdedb808ba6c16990", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "1e99bb19994246514d63e656492904176f9d5edd", "lessThan": "137e8b4823a9a11928428d4ec0a0cacb2f50a769", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": 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