{"id":"CVE-2026-68460","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"f2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nf2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()\n\nWhen the f2fs filesystem space is nearly exhausted, we encounter deadlock\nissues as below:\n\nINFO: task A:1890 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:A    state:D stack:0     pid:1890  tgid:1626  ppid:1153   flags:0x00000204\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n schedule+0x3c/0x118\n io_schedule+0x44/0x68\n folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370\n folio_wait_bit+0x20/0x38\n folio_wait_writeback+0x54/0xc8\n truncate_inode_partial_folio+0x70/0x1e0\n truncate_inode_pages_range+0x1b0/0x450\n truncate_pagecache+0x54/0x88\n f2fs_file_write_iter+0x3e8/0xb80\n do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0\n vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8\n do_writev+0x88/0x130\n __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40\n invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120\n el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0\n do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38\n el0_svc+0x30/0xf8\n el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130\n el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198\n\nINFO: task kworker/u8:11:2680853 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:kworker/u8:11   state:D stack:0     pid:2680853 tgid:2680853 ppid:2      flags:0x00000208\nWorkqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0)\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n schedule+0x3c/0x118\n io_schedule+0x44/0x68\n folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370\n __filemap_get_folio+0x214/0x348\n pagecache_get_page+0x20/0x70\n f2fs_get_read_data_page+0x150/0x3e8\n f2fs_get_lock_data_page+0x2c/0x160\n move_data_page+0x50/0x478\n do_garbage_collect+0xd38/0x1528\n f2fs_gc+0x240/0x7e0\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x1a0/0x208\n f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x6e4/0x730\n f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x378/0x9b0\n f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2e4/0x388\n do_writepages+0x8c/0x2c8\n __writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x498\n writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8\n __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118\n wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0\n wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508\n process_one_work+0x180/0x408\n worker_thread+0x258/0x368\n kthread+0x118/0x128\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x200\n\nINFO: task kworker/u8:8:2641297 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:kworker/u8:8    state:D stack:0     pid:2641297 tgid:2641297 ppid:2      flags:0x00000208\nWorkqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0)\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60\n __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8\n rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378\n down_write+0x1c/0x30\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208\n f2fs_write_inode+0xf4/0x328\n __writeback_single_inode+0x370/0x498\n writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8\n __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118\n wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0\n wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508\n process_one_work+0x180/0x408\n worker_thread+0x258/0x368\n kthread+0x118/0x128\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nINFO: task B:1902 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:B     state:D stack:0     pid:1902  tgid:1626  ppid:1153   flags:0x0000020c\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60\n __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8\n rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378\n down_write+0x1c/0x30\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208\n f2fs_map_blocks+0x94c/0x1110\n f2fs_file_write_iter+0x228/0xb80\n do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0\n vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8\n do_writev+0x88/0x130\n __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40\n invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120\n el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0\n do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38\n el0_svc+0x30/0xf8\n el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130\n el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198\n\nINFO: task sync:2769849 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G     \n---truncated---","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T05:51:20.463Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T06:56:06.773Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux 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fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nf2fs: fix potential deadlock in f2fs_balance_fs()\n\nWhen the f2fs filesystem space is nearly exhausted, we encounter deadlock\nissues as below:\n\nINFO: task A:1890 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:A    state:D stack:0     pid:1890  tgid:1626  ppid:1153   flags:0x00000204\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n schedule+0x3c/0x118\n io_schedule+0x44/0x68\n folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370\n folio_wait_bit+0x20/0x38\n folio_wait_writeback+0x54/0xc8\n truncate_inode_partial_folio+0x70/0x1e0\n truncate_inode_pages_range+0x1b0/0x450\n truncate_pagecache+0x54/0x88\n f2fs_file_write_iter+0x3e8/0xb80\n do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0\n vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8\n do_writev+0x88/0x130\n __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40\n invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120\n el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0\n do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38\n el0_svc+0x30/0xf8\n el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130\n el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198\n\nINFO: task kworker/u8:11:2680853 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:kworker/u8:11   state:D stack:0     pid:2680853 tgid:2680853 ppid:2      flags:0x00000208\nWorkqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0)\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n schedule+0x3c/0x118\n io_schedule+0x44/0x68\n folio_wait_bit_common+0x174/0x370\n __filemap_get_folio+0x214/0x348\n pagecache_get_page+0x20/0x70\n f2fs_get_read_data_page+0x150/0x3e8\n f2fs_get_lock_data_page+0x2c/0x160\n move_data_page+0x50/0x478\n do_garbage_collect+0xd38/0x1528\n f2fs_gc+0x240/0x7e0\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x1a0/0x208\n f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x6e4/0x730\n f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x378/0x9b0\n f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2e4/0x388\n do_writepages+0x8c/0x2c8\n __writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x498\n writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8\n __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118\n wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0\n wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508\n process_one_work+0x180/0x408\n worker_thread+0x258/0x368\n kthread+0x118/0x128\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x200\n\nINFO: task kworker/u8:8:2641297 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:kworker/u8:8    state:D stack:0     pid:2641297 tgid:2641297 ppid:2      flags:0x00000208\nWorkqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:0)\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60\n __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8\n rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378\n down_write+0x1c/0x30\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208\n f2fs_write_inode+0xf4/0x328\n __writeback_single_inode+0x370/0x498\n writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x4a8\n __writeback_inodes_wb+0x58/0x118\n wb_writeback+0x2f8/0x3c0\n wb_workfn+0x2c4/0x508\n process_one_work+0x180/0x408\n worker_thread+0x258/0x368\n kthread+0x118/0x128\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nINFO: task B:1902 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G           O       6.12.41-g3fe07ddf05ab #1\n\"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:B     state:D stack:0     pid:1902  tgid:1626  ppid:1153   flags:0x0000020c\nCall trace:\n __switch_to+0xf4/0x158\n __schedule+0x27c/0x908\n rt_mutex_schedule+0x30/0x60\n __rt_mutex_slowlock_locked.constprop.0+0x460/0x8a8\n rwbase_write_lock+0x24c/0x378\n down_write+0x1c/0x30\n f2fs_balance_fs+0x184/0x208\n f2fs_map_blocks+0x94c/0x1110\n f2fs_file_write_iter+0x228/0xb80\n do_iter_readv_writev+0xf0/0x1e0\n vfs_writev+0x138/0x2c8\n do_writev+0x88/0x130\n __arm64_sys_writev+0x28/0x40\n invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120\n el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0\n do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38\n el0_svc+0x30/0xf8\n el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130\n el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198\n\nINFO: task sync:2769849 blocked for more than 120 seconds.\n      Tainted: G     \n---truncated---"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33","versionType":"git"},{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3","versionType":"git"},{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919","versionType":"git"},{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20","versionType":"git"},{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"351df4b201157351c7d26bf12c3eeb9dbce98854","status":"affected","lessThan":"dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/f2fs/data.c","fs/f2fs/f2fs.h","fs/f2fs/segment.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"3.8","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"3.8","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.261","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.212","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.178","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.145","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.96","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.39","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/f2fs/data.c","fs/f2fs/f2fs.h","fs/f2fs/segment.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/162d57d8eb8440ad2d90469bf2c116abb04a9d33"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51db99287b5acf81513ece82a0c95eb5db008e3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e273116fbb6dfd7f027c0623e7c5109241be1919"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/345c1d1ff751104ebdc32c145be80de566c5150f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44480f7e3f8369671452c0d262831c51aa5a9c20"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998536c96b6ad9d99cd85dea11452ab83dc7c88d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf8b5937b7b258927ccca267995e13e76a07b38e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3114870771562036fdcf5abe813956f36d224d"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-08-18T06:56:06.773Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.261"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.212"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.178"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.145"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.96"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.39"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.8","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}