fsnotify: clear PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily
In some setups directories can have many (usually negative) dentries.
Hence __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() function can take a
significant amount of time. Since the bulk of this function happens
under inode->i_lock this causes a significant contention on the lock
when we remove the watch from the directory as the
__fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() call from fsnotify_recalc_mask()
races with __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() calls from
__fsnotify_parent() happening on children. This can lead upto softlockup
reports reported by users.
Fix the problem by calling fsnotify_update_children_dentry_flags() to
set PARENT_WATCHED flags only when parent starts watching children.
When parent stops watching children, clear false positive PARENT_WATCHED
flags lazily in __fsnotify_parent() for each accessed child.
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4008-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7100-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7100-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7123-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7144-1 | Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7154-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7155-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7156-1 | Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7154-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7194-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7196-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Tue, 12 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000
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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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epss
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Wed, 14 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:30:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-362 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:45:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: clear PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily In some setups directories can have many (usually negative) dentries. Hence __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() function can take a significant amount of time. Since the bulk of this function happens under inode->i_lock this causes a significant contention on the lock when we remove the watch from the directory as the __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() call from fsnotify_recalc_mask() races with __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() calls from __fsnotify_parent() happening on children. This can lead upto softlockup reports reported by users. Fix the problem by calling fsnotify_update_children_dentry_flags() to set PARENT_WATCHED flags only when parent starts watching children. When parent stops watching children, clear false positive PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily in __fsnotify_parent() for each accessed child. | |
| Title | fsnotify: clear PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-12T11:58:03.794Z
Reserved: 2024-09-30T16:00:12.935Z
Link: CVE-2024-47660
Updated: 2025-11-03T22:20:24.577Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-10-09T14:15:07.730
Modified: 2026-05-12T12:17:12.723
Link: CVE-2024-47660
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