In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: skip sync_blockdev() on surprise removal in bdev_mark_dead()
bdev_mark_dead()s @surprise == true means the device is already gone. The filesystem callback fs_bdev_mark_dead() honours this and skips sync_filesystem(), but the bare block device path (no ->mark_dead op) lost its !surprise guard when the holder ->mark_dead callback was wired up (see Fixes), and now calls sync_blockdev() unconditionally, which can hang forever waiting on writeback that can no longer complete.
syzkaller hit this via nvme_reset_work()s I/O queues lost path: nvme_mark_namespaces_dead() -> blk_mark_disk_dead() -> bdev_mark_dead(bdev, true) -> sync_blockdev() blocks in folio_wait_writeback(), wedging the reset worker and every task waiting on it.
Skip the sync on surprise removal, matching fs_bdev_mark_dead(); invalidate_bdev() still runs. Orderly removal (surprise == false) is unchanged.
Found by FuzzNvme(Syzkaller with FEMU fuzzing framework).
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux-allwinner-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-allwinner-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.11 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-aws-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.13 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-aws-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-aws-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.8 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-aws-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-aws-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-aws-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.11 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-azure-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.13 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-azure-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.8 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-azure-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-6.11 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-azure-6.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fde | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.11 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.13 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.8 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.11 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-gke-4.15 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-4.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.15 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-gke-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.4 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gkeop | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.15 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.4 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.11 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.13 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.8 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.11 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/xenial | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-intel-5.13 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-intel-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-intel-iot-realtime | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.11 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.10 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.10 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.13 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.14 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.14 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.17 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oem-5.17 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.6 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.6 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.0 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oem-6.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.1 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oem-6.1 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.11 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-oem-6.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oem-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.8 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-oem-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.11 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.13 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.8 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oracle-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi-realtime | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-realtime | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-realtime | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.11 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.8 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-6.14 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Linux-riscv-6.14 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-riscv-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-starfive-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-starfive-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-starfive-6.2 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-starfive-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-starfive-6.5 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-starfive-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |