jbd2: prevent softlockup in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint()
Both jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() and jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list()
periodically release j_list_lock after processing a batch of buffers to
avoid long hold times on the j_list_lock. However, since both functions
contend for j_list_lock, the combined time spent waiting and processing
can be significant.
jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() explicitly calls cond_resched() when
need_resched() is true to avoid softlockups during prolonged operations.
But jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() only exits its loop when need_resched() is
true, relying on potentially sleeping functions like __flush_batch() or
wait_on_buffer() to trigger rescheduling. If those functions do not sleep,
the kernel may hit a softlockup.
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 156s! [kworker/u129:2:373]
CPU: 3 PID: 373 Comm: kworker/u129:2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.6.0+ #10
Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 /BC11SPCD, BIOS 1.27 06/13/2017
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:2)
pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418
lr : jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2]
Call trace:
native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418
jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2]
__jbd2_log_wait_for_space+0xfc/0x2f8 [jbd2]
add_transaction_credits+0x3bc/0x418 [jbd2]
start_this_handle+0xf8/0x560 [jbd2]
jbd2__journal_start+0x118/0x228 [jbd2]
__ext4_journal_start_sb+0x110/0x188 [ext4]
ext4_do_writepages+0x3dc/0x740 [ext4]
ext4_writepages+0xa4/0x190 [ext4]
do_writepages+0x94/0x228
__writeback_single_inode+0x48/0x318
writeback_sb_inodes+0x204/0x590
__writeback_inodes_wb+0x54/0xf8
wb_writeback+0x2cc/0x3d8
wb_do_writeback+0x2e0/0x2f8
wb_workfn+0x80/0x2a8
process_one_work+0x178/0x3e8
worker_thread+0x234/0x3b8
kthread+0xf0/0x108
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
So explicitly call cond_resched() in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() to avoid
softlockup.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4327-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4328-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6008-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6009-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-28931 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: prevent softlockup in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() Both jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() and jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() periodically release j_list_lock after processing a batch of buffers to avoid long hold times on the j_list_lock. However, since both functions contend for j_list_lock, the combined time spent waiting and processing can be significant. jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() explicitly calls cond_resched() when need_resched() is true to avoid softlockups during prolonged operations. But jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() only exits its loop when need_resched() is true, relying on potentially sleeping functions like __flush_batch() or wait_on_buffer() to trigger rescheduling. If those functions do not sleep, the kernel may hit a softlockup. watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 156s! [kworker/u129:2:373] CPU: 3 PID: 373 Comm: kworker/u129:2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.6.0+ #10 Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 /BC11SPCD, BIOS 1.27 06/13/2017 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:2) pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418 lr : jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2] Call trace: native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418 jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2] __jbd2_log_wait_for_space+0xfc/0x2f8 [jbd2] add_transaction_credits+0x3bc/0x418 [jbd2] start_this_handle+0xf8/0x560 [jbd2] jbd2__journal_start+0x118/0x228 [jbd2] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x110/0x188 [ext4] ext4_do_writepages+0x3dc/0x740 [ext4] ext4_writepages+0xa4/0x190 [ext4] do_writepages+0x94/0x228 __writeback_single_inode+0x48/0x318 writeback_sb_inodes+0x204/0x590 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x54/0xf8 wb_writeback+0x2cc/0x3d8 wb_do_writeback+0x2e0/0x2f8 wb_workfn+0x80/0x2a8 process_one_work+0x178/0x3e8 worker_thread+0x234/0x3b8 kthread+0xf0/0x108 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 So explicitly call cond_resched() in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() to avoid softlockup. |
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USN-7909-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-3 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7910-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-4 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7910-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7909-5 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7933-1 | Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7938-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8031-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-4 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-5 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8031-2 | Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-6 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8031-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8052-1 | Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-7 | Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8028-8 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8052-2 | Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8074-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8074-2 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8126-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-667 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: prevent softlockup in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() Both jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() and jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() periodically release j_list_lock after processing a batch of buffers to avoid long hold times on the j_list_lock. However, since both functions contend for j_list_lock, the combined time spent waiting and processing can be significant. jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() explicitly calls cond_resched() when need_resched() is true to avoid softlockups during prolonged operations. But jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() only exits its loop when need_resched() is true, relying on potentially sleeping functions like __flush_batch() or wait_on_buffer() to trigger rescheduling. If those functions do not sleep, the kernel may hit a softlockup. watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 156s! [kworker/u129:2:373] CPU: 3 PID: 373 Comm: kworker/u129:2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.6.0+ #10 Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 /BC11SPCD, BIOS 1.27 06/13/2017 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:2) pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418 lr : jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2] Call trace: native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418 jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2] __jbd2_log_wait_for_space+0xfc/0x2f8 [jbd2] add_transaction_credits+0x3bc/0x418 [jbd2] start_this_handle+0xf8/0x560 [jbd2] jbd2__journal_start+0x118/0x228 [jbd2] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x110/0x188 [ext4] ext4_do_writepages+0x3dc/0x740 [ext4] ext4_writepages+0xa4/0x190 [ext4] do_writepages+0x94/0x228 __writeback_single_inode+0x48/0x318 writeback_sb_inodes+0x204/0x590 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x54/0xf8 wb_writeback+0x2cc/0x3d8 wb_do_writeback+0x2e0/0x2f8 wb_workfn+0x80/0x2a8 process_one_work+0x178/0x3e8 worker_thread+0x234/0x3b8 kthread+0xf0/0x108 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 So explicitly call cond_resched() in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() to avoid softlockup. | |
| Title | jbd2: prevent softlockup in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-12T12:06:57.941Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.130Z
Link: CVE-2025-39782
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-09-11T17:15:44.173
Modified: 2026-05-12T13:17:10.913
Link: CVE-2025-39782
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